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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports' [70r] (139/146)
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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Yas and other tribesmen carried out a raid in Dubai territory
and looted a few camels. They were pursued by a Dubai party
but it failed to overtake them.
(ii) Sayid Nasr bin Humood al Bu Sa'id, ex-Wali of Liwa
(Muscat) who has been on a visit to the Shaikh of Dubai has
expressed his intention of bringing his family to Dubai and
taking up his permanent residence there.
278. COTTON MILL FOR BAHRAIN .
Reference para. 268 of intelligence Summary No.22.
Mr. Hussain Agar has had further discussions with
the Bahrain Government to whom he has submitted final proposals.
2 79. SHIPPING .
Twenty ships (10 British, 6 American, 1 Canadian,
1 Panamanian, 1 Dutch and 1 Norwegian) called at the port of
Bahrain during the period under report. Imports were 9,917
tons of general cargo for Bahrain and 515 tons for transhipment
to the mainland. Exports consisted of 83 tons of general cargo
and 162,400 tons of petroleum products.
280. METEOROLOGICAL .
Maximum temperature 77°F. on 15.12. T 46.
Minimum temperature 60°F. on 9.12.'46.
Maximum humidity at 0400 G.M.T. 95't on 3.12. *46.
Minimum humidity " " '* 69? on 6.12. f 46.
Maximum humidity at 1200 G.M.T. 75.^ on 11.12. *46.
Minimum humidity " " " 44on 9.12. '46.
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.
NS.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (71 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 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
- Title
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:72v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence