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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports'

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/317

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Reference
IOR/R/15/2/317
Title
'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports'
Date
1 Jan 1946-31 Dec 1946
Description

The file contains fortnightly intelligence summaries produced by the Political Agency at Bahrain for the year 1946. 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 is numbered from 1 to 24 and covers a two week period. The reports are divided into short sections that relate to a particular subject. Contained within the file is intelligence on the following:. shipping; visits of British and foreign notables; economic and commercial matters, including the pearling industry; arms traffic; local news and affairs, as well as that of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, and the Trucial Coast; the movements of Trucial Coast shaikhs; the work of the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit in the region; water, electricity, and telecommunications; development of industry in Bahrain, such as the cotton mill; weather and meteorological data

Arrangement

The file is arranged chronologically.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 file (71 folios)
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Physical condition
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 73; 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 1-73; 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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IOR/R/15/2

Political Agency, Bahrain

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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports'