'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [‎87r] (178/376)

Secret
No. 14 of 1939 >
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 16th to 31st July 1939.
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82. Shipping
■) 0 ft An t.^ 3 ?»- 5 ^ t T, ? f ^^ (G S rman) a^ived on the 22nd and
RoSLin onri annn 1939 after diaoharging 67 packages for
Bahrain and 9000 packages for transhipment to the mainland.
^ S * S * Ci'ty" (American) arrived on the 26th
^ Ju fy 193 9 a f ^er discharging 3555 packages
for Bahrain and 460 packages for transhipment to the mainland.
(iii) lankship oolsten* (Norwegian) arrived on the 22nd
and left on the 23rd July 1939 with a cargo of 7204 tons of
Gasoline and 572 tons of Kerosene.
(iv) Tankship M Ketty Brovig 11 (Norwegian) arrived on the
25th and left on the 26th JUly 1939 with a cargo of 7411 tons
of Gasoline and 2158 tons of Diesel Oil.
. ^ (v) "Silverbeech” (British) arrived on the 25th and
left on the 27th July 1939 with a cargo of 84 packages sundries,
after discharging 4914 packages for Bahrain.
83. Movements of British Officials
(i) Lieutenant-Colonel J.J. Rooney, I.M.S., Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Surgeon, Bushire, arrived on the 25th and left on the 30th
Jhly 1939.
(ii) Mr. H. Weightman, I.C.S., 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,
left for Simla on the 26th July 1939.
84. Local Affairs
(i) His Highness Shaikh Sir Hamad bin ‘Isa al Khalifah,
K.C.I.E., C.S.I., Ruler of Bahrain, left on the 16th July for
Simla where it is hoped he will stay for about six weeks.
During his absence a Council of Regency consisting of
Shaikh Abdullah, His Highness* brother, Shaikh Salman, his son,
and the Adviser to the Government will act on his behalf.
(ii) On the 10th July a Saudi Arabian subject murdered a
local prostitute by strangling. He was tried by the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Court on the 24th July and sentenced to death.
85. Saudi Arabia
Reference paragraph No. 78 of my Intelligence Summary
No. 13 of 1939.
The fire in the California Arabian Standard Oil Company* s
oil field has been brought under control, and the well tempora
rily "killed 11 with mud. The story is now being put around that
in order to show his appreciation of the good work done in put
ting this fire out Ibn Saud has allowed the Company to import a
consignment of beer into Saudi Arabia; and indeed a large ship
ment of beer was made on the 30th July to the mainland. Reserves
in accepting this story at its face value are due to the belief
that /-