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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [138r] (275/330)
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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164.
settlement with regard to the landing of Anerican seamen. It
was decided that they would be permitted to land on their cap
tains’ authority only for the purpose of seeking medical advice*
The representative of the War Shipping Administration stated
that he did not desire American seamen to be pe rnitted to land
at Bahrain and he saw no reason why they should land except to
obtain medical advice,
/.ir Fatality
On the 23rd a very unfortunate air accident occurred when
a U,S,A,T.C. ’'Commando" aircraft crashed just after taking off
and plunged into the sea from a height of a few hundred feet.
The crew of five . and the thirty passengers were killed instant
aneously, The cause of the accident has not yet been determined.
Motor Accident
On the night of the 24th/25th a eerious motor accident
occurred outside His Highness’ palace at 'Raffa. An American
Army car in which v/ere two American Army officers cane into colli-
ssion with a ’’sedan” in v/hich were two members of the Berchtel-
McCone-Parsons Corporation. One of the American officers was
killed and the other persons involved suffered slight injuries.
His Highness was himself almost the first on the spot and personally
directed the extrication of the dead officer from under the car.
The police enquiry which was held the next morning indicated
clearly that the deceased officer wac solely to blame for the
accident.
Reference paragraph 163(i) of Intelligence Summary No,17
of 1944,
On the 27th Sh&ikh Hamad bin Abdullah A1 Than! 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.
. Shaikh Hamad has now practically recovered
from his various distempers and it is sincerely hoped that he will
shortly be able to remove himself back: to Qatar.
On the 24th the Political Agenl; gave a sma.ll dinner party
to some of the leading pearl merchants at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. The pearl
market is at the moment very dull and there does not seem to be
much prospect of a rise in the near future.
Meteorological.
Maximum temperature 99°P on 21et September.
Minimum temperature 78°F on 19t|i ”
Maximum humidity 94 % on 19th
166. Social
Minimum humidity
66 % on
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3-10-44
|Sd.) T. HICKTNBOTHAM
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.
, Bahrain
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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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence