مجموعة ٣٠/١١٤ "تقارير إجراءات السُفُن البريطانية." [و‎‎١‎٧‎٥] (١٢٠٣/٣٤٩)

BUijliliih, .
11. - It is reported that a scarcity of wheat has
arisen in Iran, to counteract which the Iranian Government
have ordered large supplies from India. The scarcity is
due to the exportation from Iran of large quantities of
Iranian wheat as barter for German machinery.
Bahrain .
12. - Reference paragraph 3 of Persian Gulf
intelligence Report for August, ohaikh Nasir bin ^asim al
Than! returned to Qatar on 31st August. (P.A. Bahrain)
OIL . ^
14. - Mr. ^.h. Lermitte of the Petroleum Concessions
Ltd. has obtained an oil concession from the Ghaikh of
Gharjah. The concession was signed on 17th beptember.
15. - The Bahrain Petroleum Company are engaged in
sinking a well down below the present oil level.
They stated that although oil had not been found
so far, the results obtained from the operation were highly
satisfactory, and that it was probable that oil would be
found. If this is the case, the output of the field would be,
considerably increased.
They are engage on a large construction
programme including the installation of a cracking plant.
(S.M.O.P.G. & P.a. Bahrain).
16. - On 28th September a boom belonging to Haji
Jusuf Fakhroo, a wealthy Bahrain merchant, and registered
in Bahrain had been detained by the Persian authorities
at Khorrarashahr. The latter after impounding the bahrh^n
registration papers and issuing fresh papers showing, the
dhow as registered at Khorrarnshahr, informed the Rakhoda
that he was free to sail. , K > \
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The Bahrain government have permitted the owner
to instruct the Rakhoda to return to Bahrain, and the
question of action by His Majesty’s Government is under
consideration.
Vice consul Khorramshahr;.
TRUCIaL COagT
(P.R. Bahrain., P.A. Bushire, and
H,
17. - All the bhaiks visited stated that the pearling
season was quite a good one as regards production with
good prices to start with, but that the demand had decreased
by 10 to 15/u since the opening of the season. 18
18. - The bhaikh of Debai (baid) stated that trafle for
Doha was still going through Debai instead of the nortnal
route through Bahrain (ii.M.S. ’’Fowey”).
MUSCAT.
19.- H.II. The sultan is proceeding to Simla early in
November^.