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Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946' [13r] (25/472)
The record is made up of 1 file (233 folios). It was created in 29 Jan 1948-14 Feb 1950. 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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Officer,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, called on Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqr,
brother of the Ruler of Sharjah, in his Fort. Later Shaikh
Muhammad bin Saqr, accompanied by Shaikh Saqr bin Sultan,
eldest son of the Ruler of Sharjah, returned the call on
Captain Hensel on board. On the 29th November, the ship left
Sharjah and arrived at Dubai in the morning. Captain Hensel,
accompanied by the Clerk-in- Charge, called or. the Ruler c°
Dubai. Later the Ruler of Dubai accompanied by his son Shaikh
Rashid returned the call on board. On the 30th November
the ship left for Bahrain.
(iv) Mov ements of Tr ucial Coa st SMjkh
Reference paragraph 167 (ii) of Summary No.20.
Shaikh Saqr bin Sultan, Chief of the Nai : r tribe
of Buraimi, left for Buraimi.
Shaikh Ahmad as-Saif, Chief of the Khawat^r sub
section of the Nai'm left for Ras al Khairoai and thence re
turned to Buraimi.
(v) Desert Locust Survey .
On the 9th November Mr. G. Popov of Desert Locust
Survey arrived at Sharjah by air.
(vi) L ocal Affairs .
Reference paragraph 160 (iv) of Summary No.39.
As the Ruler of Ras al Khairrh had no reply from
Shaikh of Jazirat az-Za'ab, he and tne al-Fhauatir tribe de
clared their hostility against him and threaten d to eak? aciion
against his subjects in the desert. Sheikh of Jazirat es-Na'ab
sent his envoy to Shaikh' Muhammad bin Saar, brother of the Ruler
of Sharjah, asking him to mediate in the matter. The latter
sent his brother’s son Shaikh Saqr bin Sultan, aides’: son of the
Ruler of Sharjah, accompanied by Ibrahim bin Muhammad al-Midfa’,
Secretary to the Ruler of Sharjah, who approached Shaikh Saar
bin Muhammad, Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, in this connection. He
made peace between them and parties agreed in writing to keep
the peace on condition that the Shaikh cl Ras al I hatmah rhould
forego the claim to a tower which is situat d on the hill (op
posite to Jazirat az-Za'ab village). The ShebKh of Jazira^
az-Za'ab agreed to pay the Ruler of Ras al Khai-.'-h h' f of annual
income of the town which is estimated to amount to Rs.5,000/
each year £t the end of diving season.
During the period under report ,hrfe .vor^.n (ih ..b
persons) were kidnapped from outskirts of Ras ai Khaii mah to-- •
by al-Khawatir tribe. It is reportcc that Alt bln Ubaid bi i
Muftah, head of al-Khawatir tribe, han claimed from the Ruler
of Ras al Khaimah an allowance out of oil concession payments.
The Ruler of Ras al K. T aimah refused to pay os he alleged that he
had paid a sum of Rsh ,000/- to Ali bin Sa n '^ of al-Knawatir
tribe during the last year. It appears that Irtmer has sw^'lcacl
the whole amount. The Ruler of Umm il. ]a:' lain has been asked
by both parties to arrange a settlement, Ali bin Ub:id bin
Muftah alleges that he will not release the kidnappeo women unless
he receives some money.
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GRIPPING. .
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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 January 1948 until January 1950 (not for the year 1946 as the title suggests). 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 British diplomatic, political, and military offices in the Middle East.
The reports are divided into short sections that relate to a particular subject. Contained within the file is intelligence on the following topics:
- Shipping
- Visits of British and foreign notables
- Economic and commercial matters
- Local news and affairs, as well as that of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, 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.
- The work of Bahrain Petroleum Company, and the oil industry more generally
- American interests in the region
- Local reaction to international events such as those in Palestine and Syria
- 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.
There are occasional hand-written comments in the margins of the reports.
In addition to the reports, the file contains a copy of a letter sent from the Government of Pakistan's Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations Department in Karachi to British officials in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain concerning the alleged kidnapping and enslavement of girls in Baluchistan by 'Arab traders in dates', 9 March 1949 (folio 91).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (233 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; 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.
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- Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946'
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- front, front-i, 2r:90v, 92r:103v, 104ar:104av, 104r:234v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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