Coll 30/52(1) 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bahrain News and Intelligence Reports' [‎87r] (175/1077)

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1939
(1) 3#S« ^Stoleenlele" (German) arrived here on the 15th and
left on the 16th May 1939 after discharging 3409 pecfcages for ^
Bahrain ana 14033 packages for transhipment to the mainland*
(11) 3*3* ’'Khuslstan' 1 (British) arrived here on the 20th and
left on the 21st May 1939 with a cargo of 344 empty drums, after
discharging 4140 packages for Bahrain and 872 package® for tran
shipment to the mainland.
(ill) S.S* "Soekaboemi" (Dutch) arrived here on the 18th and
left on the £Cth May 1939 with a cargo of 85 packages sundries,
after discharging 8935 packages for Bahrain and 2057 packages
for transhipment to the mainland*
(iv) T*V* *Maridal" (Norwegian) arrived here on the 17th and
left on the 18th May 1939 with a cargo of 9264 tone of Gasoline*
(v) T.V* *Solsten* (Norwegian) arrived here on the 17th and
left on the 13th a»*y 1939 with a cargo of 6345 tone of Kerosene
and 1925 tone of Gasoline.
(vl) T*V. '♦Bramore* (Norwegian) arrived here on the 20th and
left on the ^4th May 1939 with a cargo of 334 ton® of Power Kero
sene, 3840 tons of Motor Spirit and 4700 tons of Gasoline*
^ WIif « d ® r l an ^ rt (Butch) arrived here on the 23rd and
? 5Xth k& y 1939 with 6 cargo of 6723 tons of Gasoline
White, 3074 tons of Kerosene end 1426 tone of Diesel Gas Oil.
63* Mgy.^flts _pf Britis h Officials
J 1 ) * i ? ferenct Paragraph 59 (li) of ray Intelligence Summary
Ko. 10 of 1939*
1 arrived back at Bahrain on the night of Friday the 19th
ay after a visit to Hasa lasting 4A days, durin? which I\travelled
close on a thousand miles and sow most of the California Arabian
Standard Oil D©iBpeny , e activities, a separate report on this
visit has been submitted*
(ii) Captain J.B* Howes, Assistant 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*
left on the 84th May on leave to the United Kingdom.
(iii) Mr. B*I* Hallows arrived from India on the 29th May and
assumed charge of the duties of Assistant 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. ^
(iv) Captain Cosmo M* Graham, the new Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , arrived on H.M.S. "shorehsm* on the 31st May —
simultaneously with the beginning of the Bareh wind. Formal
calls will be exchanged with His Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain
on the 1st June 1939*
64 • British Interests
.apt®in A*C* Byard, I’.’ «B*B«, arrived on the 21st May to take
up his appointment of Assistant Adviser to the Bahrain Government.
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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.
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