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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports' [8r] (15/146)
The record is made up of 1 file (71 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1946-31 Dec 1946. 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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BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY No.3 FOR PERIOD
1ST TO 15TH FEBRUARY, 1946.
23 - MOVEMENTS OF OFFICIALS .
(i) On the 4th February Mr. C.J. PELLY, OoB.E., Secretary to
the Hon’ble the
political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, arrived by
S.S."BARALA” and left for Basra by British Overseas Airways Corpora
tion aircraft on the 7th February.
(ii) On the 14th February the Hon'ble Sir Geoffrey Prior,
KoC.IoE.,
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, arrived from
Bushire in H. M. S. "FALMOUTH'’.
24o CALLS .
On the 9th February His Highness shaikh Sir Salman bin
Hamad al Khalifah., K.C.I.E. , Ruler of Bahrain, called on the Poli
tical Agent.
25. VISITORS .
On the 4th February Mr. Armour'of Messrs. Gray Mackenzies
London office, arrived by B.O.A.C. aircraft.
26. RULING FAMILY .
The wife of t&scSheikh Muhammad bin Isa al Khalifah,
uncle of the Ruler, died during the night of the 12th February.
She was the mother of Sheikh Ahmad and Sheikh Ali and stepmother
of Sheikh Khalifah bin Muhammad, Superintendent of the Bahrain
Police.
27. DUBAI-ABU DHABI DISPUTE.
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Reference paragraph 14 of Bahrain intelligence
Summary No.2.
The Shaikh of Dubai has been informed that his looting
of Abu Dhabi camels constitutes a further violation of his under
taking and that he should settle this incident in the normal tribal
manner»
No travel documents are being issued to Dubai subjects
and this is reported to be having a salutary effect.
28. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PARTY.
A P.C.L. geological survey party has arrived on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and has commenced a survey of the Jabal Faiyah.
29. AUTOMATIC TELEPHONES SCHEME .
Reference paragraph 160 of Bahrain Intelligence Summary
No.19 of 1945.
Messrs. Cable & Wireless Limited are at present consider
ing a choice of four sites for the erection of an exchange and new
offices. The site most favoured is the property of Messrs. Gray
Mackenzie and company and Mr. Armour of that Company is taking up
the matter with his Directors on his return to the United Kingdom.
30. ANTI-LOCUST DELEGATION .
Reference paragraph 16 of Bahrain Intelligence Summary
No.2 of 1946.
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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 1946. 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. Contained within the file is intelligence on the following:
- shipping;
- visits of British and foreign notables;
- economic and commercial matters, including the pearling industry;
- arms traffic;
- local news and affairs, as well as that of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, 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. ;
- the movements of Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhs;
- the work of the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit in the region;
- water, electricity, and telecommunications;
- development of industry in Bahrain, such as the cotton mill;
- weather and meteorological data.
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- 1 file (71 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 73; 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 1-73; 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/15/2/317
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- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports'
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- front, front-i, 2r:72v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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