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Coll 30/52(1) 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bahrain News and Intelligence Reports' [369r] (739/1077)
The record is made up of 1 file (535 folios). It was created in 8 Sep 1933-21 Feb 1941. 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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366
4.
2 .
it hours on the 13th ' , ril e party of sailors.
One hundred strong, landed at the Royal ^‘Ir - orce Pier and
Officer, Officers of the Persian G ulf Division, the Political
Agent and members of the British community attended the parade*
A ceremonial march past was to have been held on the
15th ; ,.r *1, t .r: coed- t t„ of.^icic 1 calls, but ".r Cc \cc llec ir
vlea of the disaster which occurred on the 14th April and
is reported in detail belov/.
5. In connection with the evacuation of Hen.iam much
assistance was rendered to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division by The
Bahrain Petroleum Company limit 10 provided a large number
of sacks to facilitate the moving of coal from Henjam and
Basidu* These sacks were taken away by H.M.S Bideford on the
early morning of the 1 st April. In addition The Bahrain
troleui Company Limited rendered mcl assistance in the
erection of the flagstaff at Jufair by providing material for
blasting a hole in the rock, and a motor lorry for general use
on the 15th April.
6 . The move of the Naval Recreational Centre to Bahrain
does not appear to have had any form of political repercussion
within Bahrain. The Ruling Family appear to feel that It
strengthens their position from outside aggression. Employ
ment is being found for many out-of-works, and the meat, egg
en markets are enjoying an unprecedented turn over.
Unconfirmed reports go to show that the move is being
represented by Persians in Sharjah and Dibai as a sign of the
wane of British and the rise of Persian power and that Henjam
and Basidu were evacuated bj order of the Persian Government.
Such misrepresentation is prevalent In lianamah and Muharraq^
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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 the years 1933-40. 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. There are occasional hand-written comments in the margins of the reports.
The reports are divided into short sections that relate to a particular subject. Contained within the file is intelligence on the following topics:
- Shipping
- The movements of British and Foreign subjects, and Arab notables
- Local affairs of Bahrain, as well as regional news from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and the wider Middle East
- Economic matters and food supplies
- Bahrain Petroleum Company and other matters related to the oil industry
- Transport accidents
- The Bahrain ruling family
- Tensions between Abu Dhabi and Dubai
- The pearl trade
- Workers' strikes in Bahrain
- Local crime
- The slave trade
- Regional boundary disputes
- The impact of the beginning of the Second World War in Bahrain and local reaction to events in the war
- Weather and meteorological data.
A photograph of Charles Belgrave and the French Naval Officer, Contre Amiral Rivet is contained on folio 388. It was taken when the French Sloop Bougainville visited Bahrain on 14-16 February 1935.
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 (535 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 537; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-537; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- Coll 30/52(1) 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bahrain News and Intelligence Reports'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:3v, 3ar:3av, 4r:387v, 389r:537r, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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