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Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946' [160r] (321/472)
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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of "salute" followed inunediately by an "interval"
an Bolls across the Medow" (sic). Coloured lanterns were
borne in procession round the two lakes and model boats were
towed across the water by concealed men while spotlights
Played and 'pearlers' sang plaintively in the distance,
bwans, carved from plywood by the Adviser himself, apoeered
on the water to the strains of (the programme stated)'"The
owan Lake Ballet Music" - only perceptible however by the
eaare of faith. The "piece de resistance" and finale was
provided by young men who paddled small boats and set fire
to a ^cloth and bamboo fort. Hi-s Excellency the Political
^siciont, the Political xigent and His Highness the Shaikh and
other Shaikhs and notables were seated apart on a sort of '
grand stand. His Highness ? when asked what was goin^ on,
opined that it was "something Western". What the other
i.rabs made of these entertainments, most of which had
featured when King Ibn Saud visited Bahrain in 1939, it is
hard to imagine.
(iv) Many cars are being sold by Bahrainis to Pakistani
buyers, two or three cars being shipped by every ’down 1
steamer to Karachi.
0n the 19th a quarrel broke out amongst the
Canadian crew of a tanker berthed at Sitra. One of the
nature who attempted to intervene was 'beaten up' and when
the Captain who was ashore, attempted to return, the men
refused to allow him to get on board. The vessel was towed
away from Sitra pier to prevent members of the disaffected
crew gutting ashore and there were no serious results from
thu affairs. The prospect of tanker crew coming ashore in
Bahrain raises problems,
(vi) PRICES OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES FOR AUGUST.
Prices per kilogramme.
Commodity Cont rol, prices Bazaar p r ices
Es. 1 15 0
Es.O 8 9 •
Es. 0 11 0
Es.3 9 0 to Es.5/3
Ranging from Es,5/8 to
Es.8/13 according to the
quality.
• Es.O 15 6
Es.5/8 to Es.8/15 accord
ing to the quality.
Es. 2 4 0
Es. 12 0
Es.O 6 0
Es.2 3 0
Es. 1 15 0
Es.O 9 0
Es.9 3 0
Ranging from
Es,0/13/3 to Es. 1/6
according to the
quality
Es.O 2 0
Es.O 7 0
Es.O 6 6
Es.2/- to Es.2/12 accord
ing to the quality.
Rice
Wheat
Bread (local)
Vegetable ghee
Pure ghee
Sugar
Tea
Dhal
Potatoes
Onions
Mutton
Beef
Milk
Butter
Fish
Firev/ood
Dates fresh
Charcoal
Coffee
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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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence