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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries'
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/315
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/2/315
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1 Jan 1943-31 Dec 1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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The file contains fortnightly intelligence summaries produced by the Political Agency at Bahrain for the years 1943-44. The reports, marked as secret, were sent to the Government of India, the India Office, and numerous diplomatic, political, and military offices in the Middle East. Each report covers a two week period. The reports are divided into short sections that relate to a particular subject, often closely connected to the Second World War. Contained within the file is intelligence on the following:. international shipping and the activities of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, and commercial transport companies such as Imperial Airways Limited; the movements of British and Foreign subjects, and Arab notables; local affairs of Bahrain, as well as regional news from Saudi Arabia, Qatar (particularly Zubarah), Persia [Iran], and the Trucial Coast; economic matters and food supplies; the activities of the oil companies; War funds; defence matters; smuggling of gold and arms and the traffic of slaves; American interests; meteorological information; locusts; medical matters; Appended to most reports is a table containing shipping data. Written by hand on the cover of the file is: 'Destroy, but retain '44 summaries'.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file (163 folios)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 165; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-73; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/85f54a77-d112-43f6-8be3-7cb220841a72/
Series information
IOR/R/15/2
Political Agency, Bahrain
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/R
India Office Records transferred later through official channels
Within the sub-fonds: IOR/R/15
Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
Within the series: IOR/R/15/2
Political Agency, Bahrain
Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/2/139-916
Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
Within the sub-sub-series: IOR/R/15/2/294-341
File 8 Reports and Returns
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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries'