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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [64r] (132/376)
The record is made up of 1 volume (184 folios). It was created in 19 Jan 1938-15 Jan 1941. 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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Intelligence Summary of 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.
, Bahrain, for the
period 1st to 15th February 1939,
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22# Shipping
\ u >o Is ten” (Norwegian) arrived here on the
of h6 1 ? th Fe 5 r “ ar y 19 39 with a cargo of 1904 tons
of B-351 \ hite Gasoline and 6380 tons of B-410 Standard White
Kerosene, after discharging 92 packages for Bahrain.
-riiV 3 *?* MaruH (Japanese) arrived here on the 7th
S n ^ th ? 8th Februar y 1939 after discharging 7452 pack
ages for Bahrain. « ^ ^
ic+v. S * S# Worker” (American) arrived here on the
15th _ ebruary 1939 and discharged 4568 packages for Bahrain and
62 packages for transhipment to the mainland. She is still
in port.
(iv) S.S# “Khuzistan” (British) arrived here on the 9th
February 1939 and left the same day with a cargo of 148 empty
drums, after discharging 10560 packages for Bahrain and 772
packages for transhipment to the mainland.
(v) iankship M, Xorborg ,, (Norwegian) arrived here on the 10t]
and left on the 11th February 1939 with a cargo of 7937 tons
of B-849 Fuel Oil.
23. Movements of British Officials
(i) Major G.A. Falconer, Hix Majesty’s Consul, Kerman,
arrived here on the 11th February 1939.
(ii) Captain T. Hickinbotham, arrived at Bahrain
on the 11th February and left for Bushire on the 12th February
1939,
(iii) The Honourable Lieutenant Colonel Sir Trenchard
Fowle, K.C.I.E., C.B.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, accompanied by his Secretary Major A.C. Galloway,
arrived in H.M.S. Deptford on the 12th February 1939.
24. Foreign Interests
Reference paragraph 18(ii) of my Intelligence Summary
No. 3 of 1939.
Mr. Gustav Farbstein left for Dubai on the 5th February.
25. Foreign Warships
The French sloop "D'Iberville” was expected to arrive
in Bahrain on the 3rd February. She did not, however, put in
an appearance; and it was only later learnt that she had
never left Djibouti.
26. Local Affairs
The accession of His Highness Shaikh Sir Hamad bin 'Isa
al Khalifah, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., was celebrated on the 9th
February/-
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The volume 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 years 1938-40. 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. Most of the reports cover a two week period, though due to holidays and work pressures some cover an entire month.
The reports are split into short sections that relate to a particular subject. Contained within the reports is intelligence on the following:
- shipping and the activities of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, and commercial transport companies such as Imperial Airways Limited;
- the movements of British and Foreign subjects, and Arab notables;
- the affairs of countries of the region, including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Persia [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. ;
- trade and the pearling and oil industries;
- the weather and climate.
Folios 166-182 are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (184 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 186; 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/15/2/313
- Title
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:185v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence