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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [135r] (269/330)
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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/154.
(ill) On the 6th Mehdl Beg the Direc
for the Hedjaz and Nejd called on the
had arrived in Bahrain on the 5th foi
a elicit Injury to hie ear which occi
from Riyadh to Dhahran. It would sc
to Dhahran was to examine the police
part of the country and to introduce
with a view to taking over certain o:
a check on the &nir f s rapscallions,
returned Mehdi Beg»s call on the 7th
A1 Khobar on the 11th.
or General of Security
Political /.gent. He
• medical treatment for
rred on his recent journey
en that Mehdi Beg f s visit
administration in that
some of his own police
the duties and keeping
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.
and he left for Riyadh via
151.
(iv) On the 11th the Shaikh of Shar,
tracted visit to India during which 1
a hot weather tour to Delhi with a pc
Bombay. His arrived in Sharjah was i
able enthusiasm on the part of his si
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 the
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.
Age
preventing the enthusiastic tribesmei
at their Rulers return by firing a :
personal risk of the other passenger:,
is little doubt that the Shaikh was c
see that ho had so many fol3.owers anc
for it must be remembered that he wel
attracted to the aerodrome largely b - '
Ramadhan and »Id gifts from him and i
desire to look once again upon their
"TUNISIAN VICTORY”
ah returned from a pro-
e appears to have combined
rtial diabetic cure in
he occasion for consider-
bjects. The Assistant
nt had some difficulty in
from showing their delight
feu de joie ,f to the grave
and the aircraft. There
onsiderably surprised to
not altogether pleased
1 knew that they v/ere
their hope of receiving
ot from an altruistic
Ruler’s countenance.
rt
On the Snd^His Highness honoured the Public Relatione
Bureau by attending a special perforrance of "Ihnisian Victory"
which was held in the Manama cinema. There were present on
this occasion all the leading memberr of the A1 Khalifah and
leading members of the Arab, Persian, and Bahrana communities.
152. American Consulate. Dhahran
Reference paragraph 134 (ii) ard (iii) of Intelligence
Summary No.15 of 1944.
The American Consulate, Dhahrar, was officially declared
to be open on the 2nd of September. As it is customary for
he American Vice Consul at Dhahran cr his assistant to visit
Bahrain every week it' is not proposed, to record their visits
in these summaries.
153. Qatar
(i) Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah al Tlani has made very satis—
factory
An East India Company trading post.
progress and it is hoped that he will be able to return
to Qatar within the next three weeks. Shaikh Hamad’s recoverv
o£ S .*f? m T Wh ^ 5y a disagreement with his eldest son
Snalkh Jassim. It seems that Shaikh Jassim received a gift
of Rs.1,000 from His Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain after his
recent visit and that his father in cccordance with the family
radition took Rs.700 from him leaving the young man with the
balance of Rs.300. Much incensed at this Shaikh Jassim
returned to Qatar and immediately left for Saudi Arabia
announcing his intention of not returning. Servants were ~
sent after him to persuade him to return but he and his fol
lowers ^are alleged to have opened fiio upon them and continued
their journey. It is now stated that his maternal uncle
Nasir bin Atiyah has been sent to -Sav11 Arabia to endeavour
to bring him back and that Shaikh Ali the eldest son of the
Ruler of Qatar is leaving shortly for the same ourpose.
5 u ? sain tho ex-Director of Customs in Qatar has
arrived in Bahrain and proposes to reside here. He has "*
remarkably interesting information with regard to the mal*
administration of Qatar by the Bin Than! family but as a dis
missed official of that administratici he is liable to psint
a somewhat exaggerated view of the events.
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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'.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (163 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
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'
- Pages
- 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