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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [45r] (89/330)
The record is made up of 1 file (163 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1943-31 Dec 1944. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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134. -(cvrl .Air Force
On the morning of 17th June 3anu fijhter err shed v/hen
taking off from Muharraq aerodromei The pilot, r. Canadian, was
killed, and the observer vms injured. His Highness the 3heikh
was much distressed ft the incident and sent a letter of sympathy
to the Air Liaison Officer.
135. Local Affairs
(i) On June 17th Shaikh Mohamad bin Isa al Khalifah, uncle of
His Highness the Shaikh of 3chrain, left by sea for Basrah whence
he intended to travel overland to Cairo. He is visiting Cairo
for change of air ,J .
(ii) Bhaikh Mohamed bin Ali al Khalifah died on June 21st. He
was a brother-in-law of the late Baler cf Bahrain , Shaikh Hamad,
and was a Magistrate of the Bahrain Junior Joint Court.
136 • Gold .and Saudi Arabic.
Reference paragraph 125(i) of Intelligence Summary No. 11 of
1943 in which it was reported that the Saudi Government '..ere taking
steps to enforce the embargo on the export cf gold. It is estimated
that "full gw era" of the Amirs Mohamed and Mansur brought across
for sale in Bahrain between 5,000 and 10,000 sovereigns.
137. Pearling
Competition among Bahrain pearl merchants to purchase pearls
as they are brought in has kept the local price at a high level*
In India prices have somewhat declined, and the price of pearls
in Bahrain is now 15B to 20? higher than it is in Bombay. The
price of pearls in Bahrain is approximately twice what it was at
the corresponding period of the 1942 season. The expense of pro
visioning diving boats is also, of course, very much higher than
it was last year, and divers r profits are not expected to be large.
138. Bccnomic
(i) Cereals :-3tocks are temporarily adequate.2
(ii) Tea Stocks of tea are exhausted as shipments expected
from India have net arrived.
(iii) Pio c egccd s The following is an extract from a report
recently received by the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
from Mr. Belar'Ve,
Adviser tc the Bahrein Government
,? In the Bahrain villages today numbers of men wear nothing
but old s« cks on. women both m tewno rnu vill^f^es -.Mre in
many cases compelled to keep to their houses because the
clothes that they have are hot sufficient to cover their
buuies.
In the wown of Hedd, which in recent years has become a
pverty stricken place owing to the recline in the diving,
industry, the attendance of students at the Girls* Schcwl
decreased noticeably during the last few months. When the
re-son for the decline in numbers was investigated it was
found that many children could not conu to school because
their clothes would not cover them decently. For the same
reason, but tc a lesser extent, there was a decrease in
attendance at some of the other Girls* Schools The
’ schools /-
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The file contains fortnightly intelligence summaries produced by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain for the years 1943-44. The reports, marked as secret, were sent to the Government of India, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , and numerous diplomatic, political, and military offices in the Middle East. Each report covers a two week period.
The reports are divided into short sections that relate to a particular subject, often closely connected to the Second World War. Contained within the file is intelligence on the following:
- international shipping and the activities of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, and commercial transport companies such as Imperial Airways Limited;
- the movements of British and Foreign subjects, and Arab notables;
- local affairs of Bahrain, as well as regional news from Saudi Arabia, Qatar (particularly Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. ), Persia [Iran], and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ;
- economic matters and food supplies;
- the activities of the oil companies;
- War funds;
- defence matters;
- smuggling of gold and arms and the traffic of slaves;
- American interests;
- meteorological information;
- locusts;
- medical matters.
Appended to most reports is a table containing shipping data.
Written by hand on the cover of the file is: 'Destroy, but retain '44 summaries'.
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- 1 file (163 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 165; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-73; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/315
- Title
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries'
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- front, front-i, 2r:164v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence