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No. 13 of }943
Int»elli f fTencs Sununary of the
Q* Political A^eni- Bahrain,
. f or period lat to 15th
July 1943
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142# I*Iovernonts of Ofi 1 ici ; : lg
Ci) The Hon'ble Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Geoffrey P-ior, KCIS,
• Political Reoident in thv.* Poreian Gulf, passed through Bahrain
on July 3rd on route to India.
(ii) Mr, G%F,Souiro 1 CIS, ICS, passed through Bahrain on July
5th on route to India.
(iii) Captain P, Nicholson, Vice-Consul, Bush ire, ''"rived from
Inaia on July 13th,
143, Visitors
Captain D,A•Varner, of the M,L,S,C*, Baghdad, who had return
ed to Bahrain on June 28th after visitin'', the Truciel Co-st and
Muscat, left for Basrah on July 1st.
144, Bahrain Government Off loir. Is
(i) Di’. Pi.H.B, Snow, State Medical Officer, left for India on
two /norths f leave on July 9th,
(ii) Mr, F.J. V/akelin, Director of Education, left for Cairo
on 3^ /iionths leave on July 9th,
145* The Royal Navy
Co/ii/nender C.A.R# Shillinyton, R.N.V.R., Naval Officer in
Cher- e, Bahrain, has boon promoted to the rank of Captain,
146, The Royal Air Force
During the period under report an aircraft of the R.A.F,
made n forced landing at Dohah (Qatar), The occupants of the
machine v^ere given a friendly reception, and such facilities
as were locally available wore placed at their disposal,
147, Air Communications
The aerodrome on Muharraq has recently been improved out of
all recognition, and is now extensively used by aircraft using
the Gulf Air Route, On a recent visit to the aerodrome the Poli
tical Agent counted 24 aircraft on the ground at the sane tine.
This total was made up of aircraft of no less than eight diffe
rent types. The aerodrome is, however, still unsuitable for use
by the heaviest forms of air transport as the ground is not uni
formly firm throughout the whole area,
148, Local Affairs
(i) In paragraph 135(i) of Intelligenco Summary No. 12 of 1943
it was reported that Shaikh Mohamed bin Isa al Khaiifah, uncle
of His Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain, had loft for Cairo for
f, a change of air”. He arrived at his destination on July 13th
and sent telegrams announcing his arrival to members of his
family in Bahrain. The fact thAt one of these tsls.gr ms w--s
-ddr^ssed to his nephew a a “His Majesty SI Shaikh Salman al
Kclifa” and another to his brother as ,f His Highness El She ikh
Abdulla al Kalifa* 1 seems to indicate that Shaikh Mohammad is
finding Cairene air somewhat heady.