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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 31»t
July 1944.
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Eight ships, seven British and one American, called at
Bahrain during the period under report. Imports were 2,387
tons including 14 tons transhipment cargo for Saudi Arabia.
Exports were 154 tons U.K.C.C. and other general cargo, and
21,212 tons petroleum products. Two ships were still in
port on the 31st July.
124 . Movements of Officials
(I) Mr. R.M. Hadow, I.C.S., Assistant 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. , and
Political Officer, Truclal Coast, flew to Sharjah on 24th July
and returned on 27th.
(II) Mr. Kafiluddin Ahmed, B.E., C.E., Executive Engineer.
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Sub-Division, Bushlre, left by air on 14th July
to India on short leave.
(ill) Dr. S.M. Slddiq, M.A. , Ph.D. Indian Assistant to 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. , proceeded on Ifeave to India on 26th July-.
125. Bahrain Government Officials .
(i) Mr. W. B. Steele, State Engineer, left by air for Cairo
■ on 22nd July en. route to the United Kingdom on leave... His
with the. Bahrain Government has concluded.
(ii) Mr. C.D. Belgrave, C.B.E., Adviser to the Bahrain Govern
ment, left by service aircraft on July 26th for India on six
weeks* leave. During his absence Mr. G.W.H. Smith, Director
of Customs, will officiate.
126* Visitors
(i) Lieut.-General Sir Arthur Smith, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O.,M.C.,
General Officer Commanding in Chief, Persia-and Iraq, passed
through en route to India on 18th July.
(ii) On 20th July Air Vice Marshals R.V. Goddard and C.W.
Weedon of Air Command, Delhi, and Air Vice Marshal T.M.Williams,
R.A.F., passed through Bahrain en route to the United Kingdom.
They 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. .
(iii) Commodore J.M. Howson, Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
arrived at Bahrain from Basrah on 21st July. Commodore Howson
visited the Arabian American Oil Company's installations at
Dhahran and Ras Tanurah and paid a visit to the pearling grounds
before returning to Basrah on 24th.
(iv) Commander H.R. Sketch, R.N.V.R.,' Chief Port Security
Officer, Middle East, visited Bahrain on 21st July.
(v) On 24th July Dr. A.C.L. Bertram, Fisheries Expert attached
to M.E.S.C., arrived in Bahrain from Abadan to explore the pos
sibility of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company obtaining supplies of
fish from Bahrain. Dr. Bertram stayed at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. retbrning
to Basrah on 28th July.
(vi) Mr. A. Lloyd Taylor, B.O.A.C., passed through Bahrain
on 24th July en route from the United Kingdom to Karachi.