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Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946' [36r] (71/472)
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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who is reported to be ready to accept the Shaikh as Emir
of Wakrah. Shaikh Sa'ud seems to be a strong character and
to have him in authority in the neighbourhood of the new
tanker port of Umm Said might have many advantages.
146, TRUC IAL COAST .
(i) Hoyements of Shaik hs.
On the 17th Shaikh Ahmad bin Rashic^Ruler of
Umm al Qaiwain, arrived at Sharjah. He visited the Medical
Officer for medical attention and returned to Umm al Qaiwain
the same day.
U . Shaikh Sai'd bin Makturn, O.B.E., Ruler of Dubai,
returned to Dubai from Ras al Khaimah during the period
under review.
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(ii) Local Affairs .
On the 16th Jasim bin Daiam, a notable and
wealthy merchant of Jazzirat az-Za'ab, was killed at al-Hail
(16 miles south of Ras al Khaimah) by three of Ayal bin Qazib,
subjects of the Ruler of Ras al Khaimah. The murderers fled
and took refuge with Saif bin *li bin Saif, Chief of the
al-Khawatir tribe. Shaikh Saqr bin Muhammad, Ruler of Ras
al Khaimah, sent out a party of armed men to trace the cul
prits but failed to arrest them. The Ruler of Ras al Khaimah
asked Saif bin Ali to hand over the murderers for punishment
and offered him Rs,10,000 f Ikramiyah’ to release them; but
following tribal custom he refused. It appears that the
said killed man is the uncle of Abdullah bin Hassan, Shaikh
of Jazzirat az-Za’ab. The assasination arose from domestic
troubles.
On the 23rd a gang of the al-Awamir robbers'
attacked a caravan of Dubai near thee.Jabo^aEayah pass on its
way’ from Dubai to Batinah. They looted four camels and then
ran away into the desert. The Shaikh of Dubai sent out
a party of 10 armed men on camels to pursue them.
On the 25th Shaikh of Dubai arrested six men who
were reported to be selling ’Araq* and had in their possession
three barrels and other distilling equipment. They were
lashed, their faces were coloured with tar and were driven
through market and public places. After fourdays imprison
ment they were released.
(iii)
Tan b Island .
The Captain of L.T, M Nearchus n was informed by the
lighthouse staff at Tanb Island that according to the local
villagers the Persians have placed a flagstaff on Nabiyu Tanb.
The Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, has been requested to
divert one of His Majesty’s ships to Tanb Island to look into
the matter.
(iv) Slavery ,
Reference paragraph 113 of Summary No.13.
The kidnapped woman, Asrah bint Rubia’, was
brought back to Sharjah by Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqr, brother
of the Ruler of Sharjah, with the help of Rashid bin Hamad
al-Shamsi, Chief of the al-bu-Shamis tribe in Buraimi.
It is
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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'
- Pages
- 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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