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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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No.12 of
BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY FOR PERIOD
1st to 31st July, 1948.
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163. M OVEMENTS OF OFFI CIALS„
(i) On the 1st Lt. Col. W.J. Moody, Medical Adviser
to His Excellency the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , left by air for
Kuwait and returned to Bahrain on the 3rd.
(ii) On the 2nd His Excellency the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
left for Muscat in H.M.S, M Wild Goose M . He returned to
Bahrain in H.M.S. "Wild Goose” on the 10th.
(iii) On the 15th 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. left for Sharjah
by R.A.F. 'plane. He returned to Bahrain in H.M.S. "Wren"
on the 25th.
(iv) On the 15th Air Vice Marshal Gray, Air Officer
Commanding, Iraq Command, arrived in Sharjah by air and
left the following day.
(v) On the 17th Mr. R.Mc Andrew, 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. ,
Kuwait, arrived in Bahrain by air from Kuwait. He left
by launch for Kuwait on the 19th.
(vi) On the 24th Lt. Col. A.C. Galloway, C.I.E.,
O.B.E., arrived in Bahrain to officiate as Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
during Sir Rupert Hay's absence on leave.
(vii) On the 25th His Excellency Sir Rupert Hay, K.C.I.E.,
C.S.I., Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , left Bahrain by
Skymaster aircraft for the United Kingdom. He was accompanied
by Miss Hay. They were seen off at the Muharraq aerodrome
by Col. Galloway, 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. , and the Assistant
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. .
(viii) On the 25th Dr. Grant, the new Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Surgeon and
Quarantine Medical Officer, arrived in Bahrain by air from
the United Kingdom.
164. VISITORS .
On the 4th Shaikh Hazza bin Sultan bin Zayid,
brother of.the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, arrived in Bahrain on a
visit to His Highness Shaikh Salman. He was accompanied
by his maternal uncle Hamad bin Buti. They left Bahrain
for Abu Dhabi by launch towards the end of the month.
165. CALLS .
(i) On the 8 th and again on the 11th Shaikh Hazza bin
Sultan 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. at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . He
discussed at length the politics of Abu Dhabi including its
recent "war" with Dubai and stressed the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi's
claim to Umm Said in Qatar territory - a claim which has even
less basis than that of Persia to Bahrain.
(ii) On the 15th Shaikh Hazza called on the Political
Resident at Jufair.

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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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English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/12/3769B
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