"ملف 8/16 تقارير استخباراتية بشأن البحرين" [ظ‎‎٨‎١] (٤٣٢/١٦٢)

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11 ). J-on^le Liauteri^nt-Colonel W.H. Hay, C'.r.E.V
political Resident in the Persian Gulf, arrived here from
basra by air on the 4th December and left for Bashire bv
the S.S. "Barpetu" on" the 6th December, 1941.
... Mr * Bertram Thomas arrived here from Bombay on v the
1th December and took over charge as Publicity Officer
Persian Gulf, from Captain RID. Metcalfe, who"left~for’
India by sea on the 11th December.
139 • Lac.HL Affairs
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(i) It is reported that the Iraq Government have passed
y legislation requiring all gold sovereigns and other currency
imported into Iraq to be declared in order that full income tax
may oe recovered. It is said that the recent drop to Rs 38/-
m local price of ^old sovereigns is partly due to this.
Travellers arriving in Iraq are said to be allowed to bring
with them only 10 Iraqi Dinars.
n ^^^ ^*2 -a result 0 j- the entry of dapan into, the war prices
o± .•..oodstuffs and piecegbods have gone up. It is reported that
c. certain amount of hoarding is taking place and measures to
counteract this are being taken.
" r c 119 (di) of my Intelligence'Sumrnry
_ . • . 0ne al Murri-, engineer of -a launch 'plying between
Bahrain and Bushire, stated that he heard in Bushire that, Ali
Ox-l* Knalixah al r a uni -met the German Ambassador while he w°s
at Tehran last, summer.
^(iv) It is.understood that Shaikh Abdullah bin ’Isa present
ed 8 horses and 14 camels to Ibn 3aud during his recent hunting
trip to Arabia.
. ^(v).It is reported that Ibn Baud decided not to go to Mecca
on .pilgrimage this year in order to avoid the heavy expenses
which he incurs each time he visits Mecca on pilgrimage. His
income from the pilgrimage is much less this year. .
(vi) Reference paragraph 135.(i) of my Intelligence Summary
No. 22 of 1941.
His Highness Shaikh Sir Hamad bin 'Isa Al Khalifah'
returned to Bahrain on the 15th December 'from his hunting expe
dition in Saudi Arabia. It is - understood that Ibn Saud stayed
for about a fortnight with him in his camp.. He was also visited
by "the Shaikh of Kuwait. The camp and meeting had no signifi
cance other than the friendship'existing between the three
rulers who took the opportunity■of Shaikh "Hamad 1 s visit to
have a joint party.
The trip is said to have been a great*success and
His Highness has returned in excellent health. Shaikh Mohammad
bin ’Isa has also returned with him.
(vii) Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahman Zayani, a prominent local
Arab,-died here on the idtlf December after a short illness.
140. I late Prolog i c a 1 -
Masimum temperature .. 80.3° on the 5th December
Minimum temperature .. 51.20 on the 9th and 10th
Humidity exceeded 70% on 8 days, maximum 90% on 4th
3d/- R.G. Alban
Political Agent, Bahrain.