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Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946' [211r] (423/472)
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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alin as the new Ruler of Has al Khaimah is still under con-
Reference para 36 of I.S.No.3.
The question of recognising Saqr bin Mohd bin
sideration.. He has expressed himself as willing to subscribe
to all previous agreement between His Majesty's Government
and the Rulers of Ras al Khaimah.
Sultan bin 3alim, the ex-Ruler, lived in fear o^
a coup d'etat ever since the sons of Muhammad bin Salim/
whom he displaced as Ruler 39 years ago, reached maturity,
an^ he appears to have given up all home of regaining his
former position. In anticipation of the coup d'etat he
removed^to Dubai all his movable property except a few pieces
ol -urniture.. Locke! boxes in his house were found to be
empty, and he had in Ras al Khaimah no arms except one rifle,
anr no ammunition. in addition, where he could Collect
taxeo and customs dues in advance he had done so by issuing
on !J iSrc ^ ldnC3 ’vho usually have to pay customs duties,
and had allowed all allowances due from him in recent months
oO fall into arrears.
51. FUJAIRAH.
Reference paragraph 27 of 1.3.No.2.
u * ^ arrivdl ai: Buraimi the Shaikh of Fujairah learned
that the abducted woman was at Dhank with her Baluchi pur-
u the original abductors were somewhere south
of Sinainah. under the Al Bu Shamis. He followed the abductors
captured them, and insisted on the unconditional surrender of
the woman. After repaying the Baluchi buyer the sum he had
paid for oha woman the abducters restored her to the Shaikh of
Fujairah who brought her back with him to Sharjah and handed
her over to her relatives. The Political Officer, rrucial
boast, is arranging to recover the out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in this exploit by the Shaikh of Fujairah ^rom th^
Regent of Xalba.
•52. ABU DHABI - DUBAI DISPUTE.
• . -»» ' -l— lx v> 11 O
Che last specific mention of this dispute in these
oue oacit approval and help.
if not open support, of the Shaikh
v "economic sanctions" in the
beyond.
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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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- 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