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(iii) Major T.Hickinbothara, Oo3^2 0f Political Agent, Kuv/ait,
arrived on the 6th March having travelled over-land from Kuwait
via Hasao He left for Kuwait by the same route on the 9th March,
(iv) His Excellency Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, K.C*M*G*,
Ambassador-Designate, Russia, passed through Bahrain on the
4th March on a west bound flying boat.
(v) His Highness the Maharajah of Nabha passed through
Bahrain on the 8th March on his return to India from the Middle
East.
(vi) Mr.G.F.Squire, C.IJ3.,I 0 C.S., Counsellor. Legation.
Tehran| passed through Bahrain on the 11th March 1942 en route
to India.
(vii) Sir Otto Niemeyer passed through Bahrain on a west
bound flying boat on the 12th March*
(viii)Commodore C.F.Hammili. K.N., Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf, arrived on the 15th March in H.M.S. "Sea Belle 11 .
General Beresford accompanied him.
33. Political Agency .
Formal calls were exchanged on the morning of the
5th March between the Hon f ble Lieutenant-Colonel STJl.Hay, C.I.E.,
and His Highness Shaikh Salman bin Hamad A1 Khalifah.
34. Salvage .
Ci) Reference paragrpah 29 of Intelligence Summary No.4
of 1942.
The measures taken to salvage the S.S. "Eleni" were
successful and the ship was refloated on the 3rd March. All
the cargo was saved.
(ii) Reference paragraph 12 of Intelligence Summary No.2
of 1942.
A sum of Rs 2000/- has been received from the Senior
Naval Officer, Persian Gulf for presentation to the Shaikh of
Abu Dhabi as a mark of appreciation of his help in salvaging
the abandoned barge which belonged to the I.W.T.
35. Economic .
The Manamah Municipal Council decided, at a meeting
held on the 7th March, to open eight centres in the town for
the sale of sugar to the public at prices fixed by the Food
Controller. Sales will only be made on production of tickets
to be issued by the Municipality on application, and the max
imum quantity that can be purchased at a time is 4 lbs. This
measure is intended to make sugar easily obtainable at a
reasonable price. It remains to be seen whether the scheme
meets with success.
36. Dhow Traffic .
(i) A Kuwaiti boom left Bahrain on the 19th February
bound for Kuwait with a cargo of silver rupees and Saudi
riyals to the value of more than a lakh of rupees. The boom
never reached Kuwait, but the bodies of the Nakhuda and five
of the seven members of the crew were subsequently seen floating
on the sea near Jezirat Abu Ali. There were no signs of the
boom. It is not yet known whether the tragedy was the result
of shipwreck or piracy.