'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports' [40r] (79/146)
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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154.
(i) On the 21st Captain J.E.H. Hudson, Political
Officer,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, accompanied by 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,
left Sharjah by car for Kalba. They arrived the same day
and paid-a call on Shaikh Humaid bin Abdullah, nephew of
the Regent of Kalba. On the 22nd they k visited Khor
Fakkan, and returning, spent the night at the village of
Aswad. On the 23rd they visited Falaj-al-Ali, arriving
at noon, and called on the Shaikh of .Umm al Qaiwain. They
arrived back in Sharjah the same afternoon 0
(ii) On the 21st Lt,-Colonel A. Co Galloway, C.I.E.,
O.B.E.,
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, left by launch for
Dhahran and returned on the 22nd by the Axabian-American
Oil Company's private plane.
(iii) Lt.-Colonel A.C. Galloway, C.I.E. , O.B.E,,
Handed over charge to Captain E.D.H. Ranee on the 25th,
and left Bahrain the same day by air for the United
Kingdom.
(iv) On the 25th Mr. H. Weightman, C.S.I., C.I.S.,
I.C.S., Foreign Secretary to the Government of India,
passed through Bahrain en route to the United Kingdom. He
was met at the aerodrome by the Hon'ble Lt,,-Colonel W.R.
Hay, C.S.I., C.I.E.,
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, Lt.-Colonel A.C. Galloway, and Captain H.D.H. Ranee.
(v) On the 25th Mr. J.A. Croning, I.S.O., M.B.E.,
Under Secretary to 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 left by air for India.
(vi) On the 27th Captain J.E.H. Hudson, political
Officer,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, arrived in Bahrain by air from
Dubai and took over the duties of Assistant Political
Agent, Bahrain, in addition to his other duties.
155. CALLS.
(i) On the 16th 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.
called on
His Highness at Ghadhabiyeh.
(ii) On the 20th Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa al
Khalifah, C.I.E., 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.
.
(iii) On the 24th Lt.-Colonel A.C. Galloway paid
a farewell visit to His Highness at Ghadhabiyeh. His
Highness returned this call at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
the following
day.
156. DUBAI - ABU DHABI DISPUTE .
(i) Reference paragraph 144 of Intelligence
Summary No,13.
The party of 20 camel owners nave returned
to Abu Dhabi with their camels. The Shaikh of Dubai sent
an escort with them as far as Buraimi.
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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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- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports'
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- front, front-i, 2r:72v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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