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Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946' [70r] (139/472)
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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States. He called on 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.
on the 30th.
(xi) On the 30th His Highness Shaikh Sir Ahmad
bin Jabin al Subah, K.C.S.I.* K.C.I.E** Ruler of Kuwait,
arrived in Bahrain in his private yacht presented by oh
the Oil Company. He was received at the pier by. His
Highness Shaikh Salman, Mr.C.D.Belgrave, C.B.E., Adviser to
the Bahrain Government, and Shaikhs Mohammed and Abdullah
bin Isa, uncles of His Highness, and a number of notables
in Bahrain, After inspecting a Guard of Honour, Shaikh
Ahmad drove to His Highness' palace at GhadAhi-yfehwhere he
spent the day. On the 31st he dined with Shaikh Mohd.bin
Isa Al Khalifah, uncle of His Highness. /
(xii) Reference paragraph 14(iv) of Intelligence
Summary No.2.
His Highness has recently passed an "Ahlan”
forbidding the sale of landed property to foreigners
(no)
80. B AHRAIN AND PALESTI NE:
In response to an appeal from the International
Students Association asking for hel P n £ or _ A ^ b Students in
England rendered destitute as a result of the Arab-Israeli
war the Bahrain Government have sent the Association a
Cheque for £.50/-.
81. BA HRAIN AND THE UNITED KINGDOM :
There are at present 7 boys from Bahrain
studvine in the United Kingdom, all of them at Millhall,
Street, in Somerset. They are the sons of local merchants
and have been sent to Millhall at the expense of their
parents.
82. Z U_ B A R A_H s
Reference paragraph 53 of Intelligence
Summary No.6.
His Highness has- appointed Mr.R.H.Ballantyne,
the London representltive of the Bahrein Petroleum Company, as
his legal representative in the United Kingdom, and has
cabled^to Wmllking him to come to Bahrain for consultations.
83.
TRUCIAL COAST
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
i
/
(i) Anti-L ocust Wor ki
Reference Paragraph 74 (iii) of Intelligence
Summary No.8.
The Pakistani Anti-Locust Delegation have asked
if they may have the loan of two R.A.F. Vehicles ^ e ^ s
operations. It has been proposed to loan them these vehic
for an initial period of three months.
On the 3rd George Popov of the Desert Locust
Survey arrived at Sharjah to take part in the locust control
on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
,
On the 28th April Mr.A.Rodger Waterston left for
Bahrain by air.
(ii)
Two Dubai subjects recently
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (233 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- 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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