"ملف 8/16 تقارير استخباراتية بشأن البحرين" [و‎‎١‎٩‎٦] (٤٣٢/٣٩١)

229« American i ntorcstg o
(i) Lieutenant C.3. Gode'.in 9 U.3.N.R., Inspector of Naval
Material, and Ensign R.M. Daniel, his Assistant, arrived at Bahrain
on October 27th. They have been given accommodation by the
Bahrain Petroleum Company and it is understood that they wiTT
remain in Bahrain indefinitely. Their duties are confined to
the inspection of cargoes of oil being exported from Bahrain for
use by ships of the U.S. Navy.
(ii) Mr. Bridgeman, during his visit to Dhahran (vide para
218 (ii) of this Summary) made an interesting collection of re
marks which he had heard,illustrative of the- attraction which
Americanisms exercise over local Arabs. ^ Apparently one of he
commoner forms of greeting extended to him by passers- y was e
surprising oxymoron M 0kaydam M . In Bahrain British linguis
influence seems to have remained paramount,since the commonest
form of greeting from street Arabs is still ullo .
230t D rilling by the Bahrain Petroleu m Company.
Reference para 211 of Intelligence Summary No.19 of
1942 in which it was reported that the Bahrain Petroleum Company
had agreed to postpone indefinitely their structure drilling ^
programme on and near the Hawar Islands. There are on y
Lens whore, according to Mr. Ward Anderson, the Company coul.
at the present juncture usefully undertake drilling w.rk.
(a) on the Hawar Islands (b) on certain reefs near the Qatar
Coast, off Zubara (c) on the Northern reefs, Ashira, Fasht bu
Spnfa etc. There are serious political objections to drilling
being undertaken in any of these areas at the present time, and
the Company propose, therefore, to discontinue all pny
exploration until conditions are more propitious. As the L ,mpa y
Le under an obligation to "pursue with dB^LLionaf Area"
unnecessary delay geological work within the Additional Area ,
thefintend to ask the Shaikh of Bahrain a “oratorium in
rcsnoct of this and certain complementary obligations. It i
most unlikely that the Shaikh will raise any objection to the
grant of the moratorium asked for.
231. Meteorological .
Maximum temperature 97.7° on October 30th.
Minimum temperature 72.0 on October 27 .
Humidity exceeded 80% on fourteen
eight days, the maximum being 98% on October 22nd.
The summer of 1942 seems to be prolonging itself end
lessly Cert“Lo one in Bahrain is likely to echo the poof
comniaint that "Summer's lease hath all too short a date .
Sd. E.B. Wakefield.
Political Agent, Bahrain.