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Coll 30/192(1) ‘Persian Gulf. Defence BAHRAIN.’ [67r] (133/327)
The record is made up of 1 file (162 folios). It was created in 29 Jul 1938-30 Sep 1942. 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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patrol work while providing for normal operation#. IFeanwhlle
the aituition in regard to peraonnel and their replacement
where necessary Is becoming clearer t and in another month or
eo we may be able to offer some men to the fighting services
without prejudicing oil output. The Company were rather too
| ready at first to describe almost any employee as indispensable
but one cannot really blame them at the prospects of getting
men beck from leave, or new men as replacements then seemed
doubtful.
3* Other protective points in Uanaao are being reasonably
well cared for, and it will need quite considerable ingenuity
and determination for a saboteur to wreck the power plant or
Cable and tireless for instance.
4. Letters went off on the 3rd September to the ahaikha
of ^etar and the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
demanding their oo-operation
in war in terns previously approved, end they have all acknow
ledged these letters suitably, fhe sheikhs of Cuba! and
;harjah following the Bahrain example have offered their
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‘’resources” against the common foe \ Howes has arrived,
as you know, and went down by the slow mail to cfoarjah on the
10th October with instructions to visit ell the chaikhe -ndl
establish friendly contacts with thsm and other important
people. I have told him to leave the ordinary routine work
to the teeidancy Agent, through whom I will deal with any un
pleasantnesses there may be, and to regard himself solely as
a isesaon^er of goodwill for the time being. He may even be
able to visit placss liks Baraimi and the 4bu nhabi Liwe, but
I have instructed him not to press the idea if there is the
slightest sign of disinclination on ths part of the Bhelkh
of Abu 3hsbl. I hops too that hs may be able to establish
contact with Jhalkh Mohammad bin All &1 Huwcidln of the Beni
Kltab /
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The file contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to the defence of Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein in the file), including the supply of guns to the Government of Bahrain, and anti-aircraft defences.
The main correspondents are as follows: 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. ; 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. at Bahrain and Acting 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. (Hugh Weightman); 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 The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle); the War Office; the Air Headquarters, British Forces in Iraq; the Government of India External Affairs Department; the Air Ministry; and the Petroleum Department.
The file also includes: a Committee of Imperial Defence Overseas Defence Sub-Committee minute entitled ‘Persian Gulf. Defence Schemes for the Arab Side’, dated 14 June 1939; a paper entitled ‘Appreciation of the Situation Regarding the Defence of Bahrein Against Tribal Attacks and Sabotage’, by Major R G Price, Air Headquarters, British Forces in Iraq, for the Air Officer Commanding in Iraq, dated January 1939; and a paper entitled ‘Progress Report – Bahrein Defence Strengths of the Forces Available’, by H P Chadwick, Defence Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 9 April 1941.
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 (162 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in 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 163; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 30/192(1) ‘Persian Gulf. Defence BAHRAIN.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:27v, 28v:133v, 135r:148v, 150r:158v, 160r:163v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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