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Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946' [213r] (427/472)
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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They have apnealel for support to the o;her Gafiri tribes.
repor oei ^ that Shaikh Sulaiman bin Hirnyar of the Beni Pi van:
bi^^ul^n l n^u Sh T#' th u? he has vritten -° Shaikh Zavid
Din oulo^n o. Abu Dhabi asking him to act as a go-between/him'/between
^ e01 l < company. The.Shaikh of Ajnan has sent his eldest son
father ; ' Uraimi u0 meez shaikh Sulaiman bin himyar on behalf of his
• ^il a lH a rsusi, a.notorious robber, attacked a caravan
belonging the Bidah tribe when it was leaving Dhank for Auhi
r * U f aC ^ err _ l t°ry). The robbers killed one of the Bidah and
^Anir ^hinf^f 1 4 ate ?; is reported that Saif bin
the robbersf 1 Cribe of Yan " ul Oduscat), has pursued
5G. P D lROLBIJM CONCBSSIGNS LIMT 1 BD .
x. . , The Geophysical Party are still operating in Abu Dhabi
oerri.ory and have moved their carap from liarfah further west to
Ruvrais in the vicinity of Jabal Dhana.
57. HDD OXIDE ON SIR BU DATR .
fr. D»Junes Pocock of the Golden Valley Ochre and Oxide
Company has recently started mining for red oxide on Sir 3u Vai'r
I siand,
58. GRAY HAG"EWZIi; & COMPAr' .
91,Ifarch Hr. R.M.Brown assumed charge as Bahrain
lianager Ox Hessrs Gray Mackenzie and Company vice Mr.Tf.Jieiklo.
59. ZTJ3ARAH.
Bis RigJme'Ss uhe Ruler of Bahrain iias recentlv v/ritten
.di ; 0 u? he p ?P tlca i Agent regarding his "claims"'" ami the
? f R s sub J? cts t0 Property in the
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
area of Qatar.
D e . a re neither precise nor complete and it is proposed
to inform thBm that their submission in such form makes the
prospect of a settlement more remote.
60 * mahatma gandjtt . <
The news of the assasination of liAITATIU GVARDI was
received wiuh grief by the Hindu Community in Dubai who closed
tRif J T P - S . l° T three - ayS ; • ThG Shaikh of Sharjah sent a telegram
to Pandit Nehru conveying his condolences on the death of the
Rahatma. The
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
flag was flown at halfmast.
61. ECONOMIC COND I T TOHS ON JRIICT AL COASP.
C v ang to the post-war slump and the virtual cessation
of pearling activities there is a serious increase in unemployment
nr-InMrJw^H '! ,he price of r ^tes, which constitute the
.principal food cw the major part of the population has also recently
^one up from -.s 11 to P.s 15 a basket due co a rise in prices in Basra..
.As a.consequence there is a great deal of emigration from the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
to the neighbouring Arab countries.
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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