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BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY No.3 FOR PERIOD
1ST TO 15TH FEBRUARY, 1946.
23 - MOVEMENTS OF OFFICIALS .
(i) On the 4th February Mr. C.J. PELLY, OoB.E., Secretary to
the Hon’ble the political Resident in the Persian Gulf, arrived by
S.S."BARALA” and left for Basra by British Overseas Airways Corpora
tion aircraft on the 7th February.
(ii) On the 14th February the Hon'ble Sir Geoffrey Prior,
KoC.IoE., Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, arrived from
Bushire in H. M. S. "FALMOUTH'’.
24o CALLS .
On the 9th February His Highness shaikh Sir Salman bin
Hamad al Khalifah., K.C.I.E. , Ruler of Bahrain, called on the Poli
tical Agent.
25. VISITORS .
On the 4th February Mr. Armour'of Messrs. Gray Mackenzies
London office, arrived by B.O.A.C. aircraft.
26. RULING FAMILY .
The wife of t&scSheikh Muhammad bin Isa al Khalifah,
uncle of the Ruler, died during the night of the 12th February.
She was the mother of Sheikh Ahmad and Sheikh Ali and stepmother
of Sheikh Khalifah bin Muhammad, Superintendent of the Bahrain
Police.
27. DUBAI-ABU DHABI DISPUTE.
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Reference paragraph 14 of Bahrain intelligence
Summary No.2.
The Shaikh of Dubai has been informed that his looting
of Abu Dhabi camels constitutes a further violation of his under
taking and that he should settle this incident in the normal tribal
manner»
No travel documents are being issued to Dubai subjects
and this is reported to be having a salutary effect.
28. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PARTY.
A P.C.L. geological survey party has arrived on the
Trucial Coast and has commenced a survey of the Jabal Faiyah.
29. AUTOMATIC TELEPHONES SCHEME .
Reference paragraph 160 of Bahrain Intelligence Summary
No.19 of 1945.
Messrs. Cable & Wireless Limited are at present consider
ing a choice of four sites for the erection of an exchange and new
offices. The site most favoured is the property of Messrs. Gray
Mackenzie and company and Mr. Armour of that Company is taking up
the matter with his Directors on his return to the United Kingdom.
30. ANTI-LOCUST DELEGATION .
Reference paragraph 16 of Bahrain Intelligence Summary
No.2 of 1946.