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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary' [15r] (29/206)
The record is made up of 1 file (100 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1948-31 Dec 1948. 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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37 • K,A.F., SHARJ AH.
Phare have been several thefts of Air Ministry
equipment at oharjah recently which have been costly to
replace and a cause of interference to essential aircraft
services. The Shaikh of Sharjah has now been warned that
if further thefts of Air Ministry equipment take place in
the areas for the guarding of which he is responsible the
cost of replacing such equipment will be deducted from the
pay of the guards he provides for guarding R.A.F. instal
lations.
/
38. ROYAL NAVY .
H.M.S. "LOCH GLSNDHU" recently visited Khor
F^kkan and Diba.
39. GULF AIR COMMUNICATIONS .
' British Overseas Airways Corporation have
recently been considering the re-introduction of a local
air service. After consulting the oil companies, however,
they have decided to shelve the idea for the time being.
40. BAPCO.
Three adding machines are working in the Bahrain
petroleum Company and have been for some time. Rumours have
recently, however, been put about in Muharraq stating that
the installation of these machines will involve the dismissal
of no less than 700 Bahraini workers per each machirie. There
are only 350 odd clerical workers in BAPCO.
41. LOCAL AFFAIRS .
Reference paragraph 29(iii) of intelligence
Summary ato. ?.
The Bahrain Petroleum Company has replied to the
Bahrain Government and informed them that they consider the
Company’s old Sitra jetty would be a. ; .suitable place for the
establishment of a customs and police post.
42. CORRIGENDUM .
Please read "at Khor Fakkan" for "at Kalba" in
4th sentence of paragraph 22 of Intelligence Summary No.2.
43. SHIPPING .
Twenty-seven ships (10 British, 5 American,
6 Panamanian, 2 Norwegian, 2 Dutch, 1 Spanish and 1 Swedish)
called at the port of Bahrain during the period under report,
imports were 1,303 tons of general cargo for Bahrain and
902 tons for transhipment to the mainland. Exports were
133 tons of general cargo and 204,400 tons of petroleum pro
ducts.
44 • MBTEOROLOGICAL .
Report not yet received.
NS.
Sd./- C.J. PELLY
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. -
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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 1948. 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;
- local news and affairs, as well as that of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, Oman, 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 work of third parties in the region, such as the Bahrain Petroleum Company, Gray, Mackenzie and Co., and Petroleum Concessions Limited;
- labour matters, especially strikes and unrest;
- local reaction to international events such as the end of the British Mandate in Palestine and the death of Mohandas Gandhi;
- the activities of the Royal Navy;
- the supply of electricity, water and telecommunications;
- aviation;
- the work of the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit;
- the traffic of slaves;
- quarantine and medical matters;
- weather and meteorological data.
The final page of the final report appears to be missing.
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- 1 file (100 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 103; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/319
- Title
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:102v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence