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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [128r] (260/376)
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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mAfliftAl t.r*<aa « tj
also to their strong sympathy for the Allies’ cause.
48* Local Affairs
His Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain has had a
dream in which he saw himself sending telegrams of
congratulation to His Majesty, to the Prime Minister
and to Mr. Churchill and Mr. Eden on the successful
conclusion of the war. The dream is not without pro
paganda ^ value, especially at a time when the B.B.C.
is failing signally to counter the combined German -
Italian broadcast offensive.
49.
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Reference paragraph 41 (i) of my Intelligence
Summary No. 7 of 1940.
Shaikh Mana returned from Abu Dhabi on the 10th
April. To Mana* s request that he be allowed to live
in Abu Dhabi, the Shaikh gave an evasive reply, saying
that he would have to consult his uncle Shaikh Khalifah
who was afc Baraimi and that he would send his reply
in due course to Sharjah.
On his return to Sharjah, Mana was sent a verbal
message b$r the Shaikh of Sharjah to the effect that
he must find some other place for his family. Shaikh
Mana intends to send them to Hamasa for the summer.
In the meanv/hile the Awlad Bati have become the
rafiqs of Shaikh Abdur Rahman bin Muhammad of Hira,^who
has informed the Shaikh Of Dubai that he is responsible
for their peaceful behaviour.
As for Shaikh Mana himself, he is contemplating
going to India after which he proposes to visit Bahrain.
60. Meteorological
Bahrain
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.
(Distribution as usuel)
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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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- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940'
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- 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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