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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [150r] (299/330)
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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SECRET
No. 20 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 3lst October, 1944.
177. Shipping
Ten ships ( two American and eight British )
called at Bahrain during the period under report. Total
imports including 769 tons for Saudi Arabia were 3135 tons
and the exports were 298 tons general cargo and 20,099 tons
petroleum products.
178. Movements of officials
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(i) The Hon'ble Sir Geoffrey Prior, K.C.I.E., Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
arrived by sea from Bushire on
the 17th and left for India by air on the 20th.
On the 19th the Hobble Sir Geoffrey Prior,
K.C.I.E., handed over charge of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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.
to Major T. Hickinbotham, C.I.E., O.B.E., and Mr. R.M. Hadow,
I.C.S., assumed charge of the Bahrain
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
(ii) Reference paragraph 169 (i) of Intelligence
Summary No. IS of 1944.
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.
, Bahrain returned from
Jerusalem on the 17th.
(iii) Captain R.E.R. Bird, Political Officer, Trucial
Coast, left for Sharjah by sea on the 17th.
Civ) Major A.C. Stewart, O.3.E., His Majosty f s Consul
at Khorramshahr arrived by sea on the 17th and returned to
• —
Khorramshahr by air on the 19th.
(v) On the 28th Lieutenant-Colonel A.C. Galloway, O.B.E.
of the
Indian Political Service
The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47.
called at Bahrain on his way
to Muscat. Ho was accompanied by Major A.L. Greenway, M.3.E.,
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.
Surgeon, who is carrying out a tour of inspection
of
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
posts.
179. Visitors .
(i) Squadron-Leader H.K. Dawson-Shephcrd of the C.I.C.I.
paid a short visit to Bahrain during the period under review.
(ii) On the 2lst Mr* M.J. Clauson of 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.
/ arrived
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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'
- 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