مجموعة ٥٢/٣٠(١) "الخليج الفارسي، يوميات: أخبار البحرين والملخصات الاستخباراتية عنها" [و‎‎٢‎٥] (١٠٧٧/٥١)

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_ ToVo >tAr ®na ,; arrived here on the 30th July
and left on the 31st July 1940 with a cargo of 5113
tons Gasolinej 1403 tons Kerosene and 2195 tons
Diesel Bas Oil for Cape Town ? S,.A.
From Has Ta n ura
H) P.Vo ^California Standard 41 (Panama) left
on '^ e ^940 with a cargo of
16014 tons crude oil for Yokohama 3 Japan*
(ii) T,V. M K*R 0 Kingsbury c! (American) left Has
lanura on the 16th July 1940 with a cargo of 8921
tons of crude oil for Gensan ? ‘OJiosen* ~
84, Movements of BritiP,h Officials.
Reference paragraph 31(ii) of my Intelligence Sum
mary No ,6 of 1940,
Captain JoB, Howes, I«A, ? arrived here on
the 31st July 1940 from Muscat after handing over
charge of the Political Agency to Captain T, Hick-
mbotham,
85 • British Inter^«t ; q
Lieut-Commander J.S» Black who was recalled
for service in tne Navy relinquished his office as
Chief Local Representative to the Bahrain Petroleum
Company Limited and left for India on the 7 th July
1940. Dr, R.Ao Kennedy is now acting Chief Local
Representative,
86 . L ocal Affairs .
Reference paragraph 80(i) of my Intelligence
Summary No.13 of 1940,
Shaikh Mohammad bin ? Isa al Khalifah arrived
here on the 30th July from the mainland. The recep
tion accorded to him by the Family as a war-battered /
hero was remarkable. '
A message of gratitude was telegraphed to
the authorities in Mal&a on behalf of His Highness
the Shaikh, and Shaikh Mohammad who were overwhelmed
bv all the kindnesses shown to Shaikh Mohammad.
Shaikh Mohammad was profoundly impressed by British
superiority in the Mediterranean and this is being
fully publicised.
87. Meteorologic al
Maximum temperature 105.4° on the 22nd July
Minimum temperature 81.9° on the 22nd July
Humidity exceeds 70% on 16 days, the maximum being
92 %. , i
The Political "Agent regrets the brevity of * ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية * , <*
this summary which is due to the necessity of leaving
office at frequent intervals SfaxxxHx to put on iJ
dry clothes
August
Dated the 4th !iM:yl940c
Sd/- H 0 Weightman.
Political Agent, Bahrain.