Coll 30/52(1) 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bahrain News and Intelligence Reports' [‎116r] (233/1077)

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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, for
the period 16th to 31st October
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1938.
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Trived here on
(1) M.V. Hoegh Silveratar (Norwegian) arriv<
the 17th and left on the 20th October 1938 with a cargo
of 50 packages of one complete Jmeco Derrick, 16 pieces
pipes, 16 nongs empty Ammonia Cylinders, 1 case drilling
tools and 1976 tons of Diesel Oil, after discharging 1590
packages for Bahrain and 4449 packages for transhipment to
the mainland.
(ii) 3.S. fhuzistan (British) arrived here on the 19th
and left on the 21st October 1938 with a cargo of 397 empty
drums, 49 bundles empty tins, 1 drum Gas Oil and 1 drum
Motor Spirit, after discharging 4360 packages for Bahrain
and 2559 packages for transhiprent to the mainland.
(iii) Tankship Prometeo (Italian) arrived here on the
19th and left on the 20th October 1938 with a cargo of
3306 tons of B-351 Vhite Gasoline and 3279 tons of B-891
• •iesel Oil.
(iv) Tankship imine Maersk (Banish) arrived here on the
30th and left on the 31st October 1938 with a cargo of
4531 tons of B-891 Diesel Oil and 8952 tons of B-849 Fuel Oil.
127. ovemen.a of British Official.
It* H. V.eightman, I.C.3., 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,
returned from Dubai in D.M.J. Deptford on the 21st October
1938.
128. i-ocal Affair.
(a) On the 17th October a meeting was held by certain
| Persian merchants and the Head Master of the Persian School
to discuss the question of Immovable property owned by
Persians in Bahrain. They decided in their meeting not
to send lists of their property to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. but to transfer
their property to their children who have been born in Bahrain
and treated as Bahrain subjects.
u&ny Persians have not so far submitted lists of their
properties to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. although they should have done so
by the 1st February 1938 and the year of grace for retention
of their property expires on the let November 1938.
(b) There has recently been a recrudescence of agitation
in Bahrain, principally directed against the Shia Shera Court
and the Bahrain Courts, and against the educational system
(in particular, the 3yrian Inspector of Schools). Some mal-
contents have extended the scope of their criticism to
demanding the removal of the Adviser, the Director of Customs
and other foreigners, a Legislative Council as in Kuwait,
reforms in the Police, and so forth.
NOV]g,
4 n P r *tt ci P a l grievance has now been met by the dis
missal of the Jhia Qadhi Jhaikh All bin Ja^ar, ;?nd the
appointment of the Iraqi ^ladhi, Shaikh Abdul Husai al Halli,
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