"ملف 8/16 تقارير استخباراتية بشأن البحرين" [و‎‎٦‎١] (١٤٦/١٢١)

SECRET.
No,20.
BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY FOR PERIOD 16TH
TO 31ST OCTOBEL, 1946.
235. MOVEMENTS OF OFFIC IALS.
(i) Reference paragraph 221(i:.i) of intelligence Summary-
No. 19.
On the 16th Air Vice-Marshal S.C. Strafford, C.B.,
C.B.E., D.F.C., Air Officer Commandiig, ‘Iraq, left Bahrain by
air for Habbaniya.
(ii) On the 22nd the Hon«ble Lh-Col. A.C. Galloway, C.I.E..
O.B.E., political Resident in the Persian Gulf, accompanied by
Mrs. Galloway, andC.J. Pelly, Esq., O.B.E., I.C.S., Secretary
to the political Resident, left for Qatar in the frigate H.M.S.
,! Loch Qoich”, Commander Fenton, O.B.E., R.N. ,. This was the
first occasion since the war that the political Resident had
visited Qatar in one of His Majesty's ships. The Shaikh welcomed
the presence of the Navy in Dohah and gave a dinner party in
honour of the political Resident and Mrs. Galloway which was
attended by Mr. Pelly and by Commander Fenton and several other
officers from’Loch Qoich’ 1 . The political Resident and his party
returned to Bahrain in H.M.S. "Loch Qoich" on the 24th.
(iii) On the 22nd the Hon'ble Sir Geoffrey prior, K.C.I.E.,
passed through Bahrain by B.O.A.C. ‘plane from the united Kingdom
en route to India.
236. CALLS.
On the 21st the political Agent and the Assistant
Political Agent called on Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa al Khalifah,
senior uncle of His Highness, at his Muharraq residence.
2 37. DUBAI-ABU DHABI DISPUTE .
(i) On the 15th a caravan of foodstuffs belonging to five
members of the Najadat tribe, was intercepted by a party from
Dubai at a place called Owayyah. Five camels and five rifles
were handed over but through the intervention of the Beni Ka’ab
escort 11 camels were left to the caravan which then continued it
journey to Buraimi. Later all the remaining camels and rifles
were recovered through the efforts of Shaikh Sultan bin Ahmad as-
Saif.
(ii) Reference para.l98(i) of Intelligence Summary No.17.
On the 20th Shaikh Muhammad bin Ali bin Huwaidin
visited Sharjah after an absence of nearly four months. He
called on the Residency Agent who asked him why he had so far
failed to make his peace with Abu Dhabi. Shaikh Muhammad replied
that he had given a pledge to the Shaikh of Dubai not to make a
separate peace, and added that he was afraid that if he did make
a separate peace both Dubai and Abu Dhabi would combine against
the Beni Qitab. He confirmed in conversation with the Residency
Agent that the Shaikh of Dubai had supplied him with arms and
ammunition but went on to say that most of the latter had proved
to be "dud".
238. RAS AL KHAIMAH .
(i) Reference para. 211 of Intelligence Summary No.18.
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