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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary' [50r] (99/108)
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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It was not, however, admitted that Gray Mackenzies were entirely
responsible and indeed it was pretty certain that some pilferage
of cargo did take place before the ships arrived in Bahrain.
196. DUBAI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SCH3MB .
Reference paragraph 177 of Bahrain Intelligence Summary
No. 21.
Gray Mackenzies have forwarded full details of this
scheme to their London buying agents.
197. BAKHA-RAI1S DISPUTE .
The Sheikh of Bakha has complained to 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.
Agent
that a Bakha boat carrying a cargo of 400 baskets of dates had
been seized by the Sheikh of Rams on its arrival at Rams and the
crew imprisoned. The release of the crew was effected through
the mediation of the Sheikh of Xumzar (Muscat) but the Sheikh of
Rams refused to return the boat and its cargo, on the grounds
that the Sheikh of Bakha had refused to hand over certain culti
vators of Rams who had taken refuge in Bakha from their creditors.
l r w> SHIPPING .
Fifteen ships called at Bahrain during the period under
report. Five of them were of British registry, 5 American,
3 Dutch, 1 Norwegian and 1 Panamanian. Imports were 1,739 tons
while exports consisted of 21 tons of general cargo and
1,50,800 tons of petroleum products.
199. METEOROLOGICAL.
Maximum temperature
Minimum temperature
Maximum humidity
Minimum humidity
Rainfall
83°F. on 3.12.'45
61°F. on 10.12.»45
87^ on 7.12.’45
60% on 7.12.’45
0.12 inches.
Sd./- A.C. GALLOWAY
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