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Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946' [204r] (409/472)
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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however been persuaded to give the money to the Red Cresent,
(ii) The Sunni Qadhis recently received an anonymous letter
asking them to have prayers said for the repose of the sould of
^abs killed in Palestine, After they had said the prayers it
v»as pointed out to them that Islam does not allow such prayers
except in the presence of the deceased. They thereupon publicly
cancelled the ro_gation.
88 • PERSIA AND BAHRAIN .
The Persian Government recently instructed its Post
Office at Bushire not to receive or re-transmit any telegram whose
origin is Bahrain.
89. LOCAL AFFAIRS .
(i) Reference para 62( iii) of I ntelligence Su mmary No. 4.
A provisional warrant for the arrest of Mr. C. Alberts
has been issued by 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.
under Atticle 2 Part I
of the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881, and forwarded by the Political
Resident to the Government of India.
(ii) One of His Highness' relations named Rizq bin Abdur
Rahman bin Abdul Wahab has been exiled for two years to Hasa
for getting drunk and threatening with a shot-gun people when in
that condition.
(iii) Somali naval ratings recently deserted at Bahrain from ''L
H.M.S. "Loch G3iea<Shu" and H.M.S. "Wren" . It is reported that
one ALI SOMALI a resident of Bahrain is recruiting Somali labour
for work in Dhahran. The Bahrain Government have been asked to
make enquiries.
90. OBITUARY.
Mr. G.D.Henderson, recently Consul of the United States
in Dhahran, his wife and daughter were amongst those killed
in the recent air-crash at Shannon airport, Eire. Mr Henderson
was well known in Bahrain which he visited frequently on consular
business.
91. SHIPPING .
Details not yet received.
92. ME TEOROLOGICAL .
Maximum temperature 85°F on 6-4-1948
Minimum temperature 62.4°F on 3-4-1948.
Maximum humidity 95$ on 13-4-1948
Minimum humidity 45$ on 12-4-1948
Rainfall during the period under report 0.20"
(SGD) C.J.PELLY.
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.
ii • (J . S .
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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