Coll 30/52(1) 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bahrain News and Intelligence Reports' [‎7r] (15/1077)

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No. 22 of 1940
Intelligence Summary of A
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. , Bahrai
for the period T6th to 30th
November 1940.
126. Shipping
(i) S.S. "Western Queen" (American) arrived here on
the 14th and left on the 19th November 1940 with 43 packages
of Sundries for New York, after discharging 5526 packages
for Bahrain and 12 packages for transhipment to the mainland
(ii) T.V. "Britania" (Norwegian) arrived here on the
15th and left on the 17th November 1940 with a cargo of
13,048 tons of Gasoline for Dairen.
(iii) T.V. "Elsa" (Norwegian) arrived here on the 15th
and left on the 18th November 1940 with a cargo of 7672
tons of Sasoline for Australian ports.
(iv) S.S. "Bloenfontein" (Dutch) arrived here on the
19th and left on the 21st November 1940 with 349 packages
og personal effects for American ports, after discharging
6211 packages for Bahrain and 702 packages for transhipment
to the mainland.
(v) S.S. "Anniston City" (American) arrived here on
the 26th and left on the 28th November 1940 for New York
with 1 box Pyrometer Recorder, after discharging 2711
packages for Bahrain and 2 packages for transhipment to
the mainland.
(vi) T.V. "El Segundo" (Panama) arrived here on the
22nd and left on the 24th November 1940 with a cargo of
4675 tons of Fuel Oil for Colombo, Ceylon.
(vii) T.V. "China" (Panama) arrived here on the 23rd
and left on the 24th November 1940 with a cargo of
13,998 tons of Gasoline and 843 tons of Kerosene for
Australian ports, after discharging 171 packages for Bahrain
(viii) T.V. "Bahrein" (Panama) arrived here on the 27th
and left on the 28th November 1940 with a cargo of 5888
tons of Kerosene for Karachi and Bombay.
(ix) S.S. "Taraqqi" (British) arrived here on the 29th
November 1940. She has not yet cleared her cargoes.
127. Movements of British Officials
Mr. A.C. Trott of the British Legation, Jedda,
arrived here frornTRlyadh on the 16th November and left for
India on the 23rd. He will return here on his way to
Tehran via Bushire.
128. Contraband Control
Acting on the instructions of the Commander-in-Chief
East Indies, the Naval Authorities here held up the United
States 1 steamship "Anniston City" on the 26th November; but
released her the next day on the guarantee of the owners
to release the contraband cargo at a British port.
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