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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports' [‎64r] (127/146)

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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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SECRET.
BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY FOR PERIOD
1ST TO 15TH NOVEMBER, 1946.
250. MOVEMENTS OF OFFICIALS.
(i) On the 4th Captain J.E.H. HUDSON, Assistant political
Agent, Bahrain, and political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , left for
Karachi by B.O.A.C. ’plane en route to Muscat. He was accom
panied by Mrs. Hudson.
Captain H.D.H. RANGE assumed charge of the appoint
ments of Assistant 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, and political
Officer, Tnucial Coast, in addition to his own duties, with
effect from the same date.
(ii) On the 10th Mr. S.J.L. OLVER, I.P.S., arrived by air
from India.
(iii) Reference paragraph 221 of intelligence Summary No.19.
On the 14th the Hon'ble Lt-Col. W.R. HAY, -C.S.1.,
C.I.E., arrived by air from the united Kingdom and resumed
charge as 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. . Lt-Col. A.C.
GALLOWAY, C.I.E., O.B.E., resumed charge as 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.
251. VISITORS .
i
On the 10th Mr. D.J. HANNA, a Vice-president of the
Bahrain Petroleum Company arrived from the united States. He
called on 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. on the 10th,
accompanied by Mr. RUSSELL M. BROWN, General Manager and Chief
Local Representative of the Company.
252. CALLS .
(i) Id-ul-Dhuha fell this year on the 3rd November.
In the morning 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 the two uncles of
His Highness ,n Shaikhs Mohammed and Abdullah bin Isa al Khalifah,
and some of the local notables. In the afternoon the political
Resident and 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 Shaikh
Salman at Ghadhabiyeh.
(ii) On the 12th Salih bin isa bin Salih al Harthi, brother
of^Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa al Harthi, Chief of the Hawarith,
tribe of Oman, 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. at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
(iii) On the 14th His Highness Shaikh Salman called on Lt-Col.
A.C. GALLOWAY at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa al Khalifah
called on Colonel Galloway on the 13th.
253. RAS 'AL KHAIMAH .
Reference para. 238 of Intelligence Summary No.20.'
)
This dispute has not yet been settled, but the Shaikh
of Ras al Khaimah is now reported to have agreed to allow his
brother, Shaikh Muhammad bin Salim, and his brother's eldest
son, Shaikh Humaid bin Muhammad to remain in Ras al Khaimah.
254. SHARJAH .
On the 1st Saif bin Abdullah, cousin o^ the shaikh of
/Himriyah....

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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:

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1 file (71 folios)
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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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