'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [‎115r] (229/330)

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No. 12 of 1944
Intelligence Summary of the
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain,* for
the period 16th to 30th June
1944.
109. Shipping
Twelve ships called at Bahrain during the period under
report. Five of them were of British Registry, five American,
and two Dutch. The total imports were 8,236 tons including
330 tons transhipment cargo for Saudi Arabia. The imports
consisted mainly of Oil Company construction material. ' The
exports during the period were 55,585 tons petroleum products,
and 380 tons general cargo mainly belonging to the U.K.C.C.
Two ships were in port on the 1st of July.
110. Movements of Officials
(i) Reference paragraph No,103(v) of Intelligence Summary
No.11 of 1944.
On the 15th 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. left in the launch '’Ghazal"
for Doha to discuss various political matters with His Excellency
Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani, C.I.E.i Ruler of Qatar. On
the 17th 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. returned to Bahrain travelling from
Doha to Zubara by land and from Zubara to Bahrain in the launch
"Ghazal". The launch ’'Ghazni' 1 is the property of Messrs. Petro
leum Concessions Limited and has on three occasions been placed
at the disposal of 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. for visits to Qatar.
(ii) Mr. p. M. Hadow, I.C.S., Political Officer Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ,
left Sharjah for Bombay on the 18th and returned to Bahrain on
the 23rd.
(iii) Reference paragraph No.l03(iv) of Intelligence Summary
No.11 of 1944.
Khan Bahadur Saiyid Abdur Razzaak, Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent Sharjah,
returned to Bahrain with 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. on the 17th and
left for Sharjah on the 18th.
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111. Visitors
(i) On the 21st Mr. H. B. Nichols, the Vice-President of the
Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, arrived from the United Sj^tes.
(ii) On the 22nd Major G.R. Bartels, Deputy Provost Marshal, U.S.
Forces in Tehran, arrived to watch the situation at the Oil Com
pany on behalf of Major-General Connolly, Commanding General,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Service Command.
(iii) On the 24th Air Vice Marshal A.P. Davidson, C.B.E., arrived
by air from Sharjah and left for. Habbaniyah on the 25th.
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(iv) On the 25th Commander Height of the U.S. Navy called on
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. . Commander Height^hefs"recently arrived
from the U.S.A. and has relieved Li-etfrenant Gdddan. It is
understood that Commander Height will be the Senior U.S. Naval
Officer in Bahrain and will include Ras Tanurah in his area.
(v) On the 26th Sir Olaf Caroe, K.C.I.E., Secretary to the
Government of India in the External Affairs Department, and
Sir Denis Pilditch, Secretary to the Government of India in the
Home Department, passed through Bahrain from India en-route to
Tehran.
(vi) On the 26th Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani
arrived from Qatar fqr urgent medical treatment. Shaikh Hamad
is the second and most important son of the Ruler of Qatar, and
elaborate arrangements were made .to welcome him. he has been
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