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Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946' [176r] (353/472)
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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direct approach to the tribes in the Buraimi area and
feared that the A1 Bn Sharnis negotiations would tend to
encourage every tribe in the Dhahira to assert its in
dependence by dealing direct with the Company. He
eventually, however, agreec- to recognise the results of
these negotiations and promised the Company his help with
the other Buraimi tribes. He produced a number of let
ters from the Buraimi Shaikhs in which they affir-med
their loyalty and obedience to him.
(Hi) On the 10th Major Bird arrived in Bahrain
from Sharjah.
139. QA TAR .
(i) Reference paragraph 136 (iii) of this
Intelligence
Summary
On the 12th news was received in Bahrain of
the death of Shaikh Abdul Asiz al Than! at Karachi. Only
a fortnight had elapsed since the death of his father,
Shaikh Hamad, in Doha (see paragraph 128 (i) of Intelligence
Summary No.9),
(ii) The bazaars of Dubai and Sharjah were closed
for two days on receipt of the news of the death of
Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jasim al Than! of
Qatar
140. DUBAI - ABU DHABI DISPUT-
Summary No
Reference paragr.
8 .
ph 111 of Intelligence
Shaikh Rashid has been unable to produce any
v/itnesses within the further period of time allowed him
by the Political Officer,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
. The Ruler of
Umm al ^taiwain has however agreed th t he may call upon
Shaikh Sbakhbut, the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and four other
persons chosen by the Ruler of Dubai to take an oath
that the Abu Dhabi camels were not loaned to the Manasir
for raids against Dubai. The Political Officer, Trucial
Coast, has written to the Ruler of Abu Dhabi to appoint
a date on which he and the 4 other persons chosen will take
the oath and to inform him that a Dubai deputation will
wait upon him in either Abu Dhabi or Buraimi for this
purpose.
141. KALBA ;
Reference paragraph 53 of Intelligence
Summary No.4.
Ietters have been exchanged between Shaikh
Humaid bin Mohammed bin Salim and 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.
,
Bahrain, by which the former has agreed to abide by all
the existing treaties between F's : r '^y’ s Sovcrnm
ana cne lorrner Rulers of Kalba and the terms of the Oil
Company agreement in return for his recognition as Regent
of Kalba. Previous to the exchange of letters the notable;
of Kalba.......
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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.
- 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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