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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary' [24r] (47/108)
The record is made up of 1 file (53 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1945-31 Dec 1945. 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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leitmotif was that the Shaikh of Qatar had not observed his
side of the agreement reached last June. The agreement is
so vague that it is extremely difficult to determine who is
either breaking or keeping it. It did not, as Mr. Gandhi
would say, result in any "change of heart" and it is hard to
believe that relations are really much improved.
89. SHAIKHA AYESHA .
Referenco paragraph 70 of intelligence Summary No. 9
of 1945.
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 the call of Shaikha Ayesha
on June the 9th.
90. OIL .
When the Manager of the Bahrain Petroleum Company
recently visited His Highness the Shaikh, the latter told him
that he was not,sleeping well. On the Manager’s enquiring
the .reason and expressing sympathy, the Shaikh replied that
there was far too much oil moving about under the ground where
he slept and that more of it should be taken out.
91 - INDIAN FILM UNIT .
Reference paragraph 80 of Bahrain intelligence Summary
No. 10.
The Indian Film Unit have been prevented from visiting
the scene of the pearling operations so far, first by their
unwillingness to go to sea in the launch provided for them,,
and secondly by a strong "shemal" wind which blew during the
last few days of this period. They have filled in time filming
Bahrain and hope to take a further set of photographs of Bapco
and B.O.A.C. installations and personnel.
On the 10th June, they visited Sharjah by R.A.F. plane
and took shots of the B.O.A.C. Station there and planes alighting
and leaving.
92. LIB TE QROL 0GI CAL.
Maximum temperature
Minimum temperature
Maximum humidity
Minimum humidity
Rainfall
... 115°F. on 3rd June.
... 81°F. on 5th June.
... 96% on ls # t June.
... 45^ on 7th June.
... NIL.
Sd./- C.J. PELLY 9
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 year 1945. 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 is numbered from 1 to 24 and 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:
- shipping;
- the movements of British and Foreign subjects, and Arab notables;
- local affairs of Bahrain, as well as regional news from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and the wider Middle East;
- economic matters and food supplies;
- Bahrain Petroleum Company and other matters of oil;
- a visit to Bahrain of the Indian Film Unit;
- the Bahrain ruling family;
- the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit;
- workers' strikes in Bahrain;
- local crime;
- regional boundary disputes;
- weather and meteorological data.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (53 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 54; 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 2-13; 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/15/2/316
- Title
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:53v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence