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No. 1 of 1948.
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BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY EOR PERIOD
1ST TO 15IH JANUARY
. 1948.
1. MO VEMENTS OF OEEICIALS .
(i) On the 4th 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. , accompanied by Mr. C.J. PELLY, O.B.E.,
Political A^enc, Bahrain, left in the L.I. "NGARCHUS" for
Doha, lat&r. They returned to Bahrain on the 6th.
(ii) On the 6th Mr. H.C. BREACH who has been
appointed as Superintendent of British Post Offices in
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , arrived in Bahrain by air.
(iii) On the 7th MAJOR J.E.H. HUDSON arrived in
Bahrain by air from the United Kingdom and took over as
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. . He was accompanied by Mrs.
HUDSON.
(iv) Reference paragraph 275(iii) of Intelligence
Summary No. 74 of 1947.
Mr. G.N. JACKSON, M,B.E., 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 Bahrain by R.A.F. 'plane on the loth.
2. VISITORS .
(i) On the 1st Mr. F.H. JOHNSON, Deputy General
Manager of the imperial Bank of\ Iran, Baghdad, accompanied
by Mrs. JOHNSON, arrived in Bahrain by air,, and left on the
8th. They stayed at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
(ii) On the 13th/the Right Honourable Mr. ANTHONY
EDEN, M.C., J.P., arrived in Bahrain by air from Abadan.
He was accompanied by his son NICHOLAS, and COLONEL PALMER.
His Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain gave Mr. EDEN a very
welcome and entertained him to lunch at the Qudhaibiyah
Palace. Mr. EDEN also attended a cocktail party at the
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ani dined with 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. .
He and his party left for Riyadh on the 14th in an ARAMCO
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accompanied by Lady UEIGHTMAN, arrived in Bahrain by air from
3. CALLS .
(i)_On New Year's Day His Highness Shaikh Sir SALMAN
BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFAH, K.C.I.E., Ruler ofJ^hrain, accom
panied by his uncles dhaikhs MOHAMMED arfe^BoULLAH BIN ISA
AL KHALIFAH, and other members of the Ruling Family, called
on the Political Agenc at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . A guard of honour was
. provided for the Shaikh.
r (^i) 0 n New-Year’s. Day the Hon'ble Lt-Col. Sir RUPERT
HAT, K.C.I.E.. C.S.I., 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 Gul
gave a large reception for His Highness the Shaikh, members
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