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Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946' [227r] (455/472)
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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SECRET.
No
1 of 1948.
BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY EOR PERIOD
1ST TO 15TH JANUARY
1948.
1 -* mo vements of oeetc tals.
(i) On the 4th the Hon’ble 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.
in the Persian*Gulf, accompanied by Mr. C.J. PELL V . 0 B E
Political A^enc, Bahrain, left in the L.T. "NE ARC HUS" for *
Doha, Qatar. They returned to Bahrain on the 6th.
(ii) On the 6th Mr. H.C. BREACH.who has been
appointed as Superintendent of British Post Offices in
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, arrived in Bahrain by air. ✓
(iii) On the 7th MAJOR J.E.H. HUDSON arrived in
Bahrain by, air from the United Kingdom and took over as
Assistant Political Agenc. He was accompanied by Mrs. '—
HUDSON•
(iv) Reference paragraph 275(iii)
Summary No. 24 of 1947.
of Intelligence
. . Mr. U.N. JACKSON, M.B.E., Political Officer,
irucial Coast, left Bahrain by R.A.F. 'plane on the 15th.
2. VISITORS.
(i)
Manager of
by Mrs. JO
8th. They
On the 1st Mr. F.H. JOHNSON, Deputy General
TT^ 1 ?^T^ m * )er ^ a ^ Sani{: Baghdad, accompanied
HNoON, arrived in Bahrain by air, and left on the
stayed at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
(ii) ° n -he 13th the Right Honourable Mr. ANTHONY
^DEh, M.C. . J.P., arrived in Bahrain by air from A.badan.
He was accompanied by his son NICHOLAS, and COLONEL PALMER.
His Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain gave Mr. EDEN a very warm
welcome and -entertained him to lunch at the Qudhaibiyah
Palace. Mr. EDEN also attended a cocktail party at the
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
ani dined with 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.
.
? and ns party left for Riyadh on the 14th in an ARAMCO
aircrait, accompanied by Shaikh MOUSTAPHA HAFIZ WAHBA who
arrived earlv in the morning to meet him.
(iii) On the 15th Sir HUGH HEIGHTMAN, /C^. I.eTT^cTo. I
accompanied by Lady T/EIGHTHAN, arrived in BafMTbv air from
fuivait.
3. CALLS.
BT m H iVnl T 0 VnWfS r V Day His highness Shaikh Sir SALMAN
BL.^UMAD aL KrULIrAH, K.C.I.E., Ruler of Bahrain, acoom-
PY®? Vau 13 'l 1Cl8S :,hiilK t s MOHAiaiSD and ABDULLAH BIN ISA
nn IhVRHl-. 4 ! 3 ocner Akers'of the Ruling Ramil/, called
provided foV the shaikh? ^ Asency ' A '? uard of honour was
t ? A-r rrU 1 ? ° n K ®E Y ? ar 7 ?H. the Hon ' ble Lt-Col. Sir RUPERT
nAi, n.o.i.^., C.o.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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
gave a large reception for His Highness the Shaikh, members
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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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- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:90v, 92r:103v, 104ar:104av, 104r:234v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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