"ملف 28/14 عمالة شركة نفط البحرين المحدودة، البحرين" [و‎‎١‎٧‎٤] (٥٢٥/٣٤٨)

the bahrein petroleum company limited
Bahrein Island. Persian Gulf,
October 17th, 1937.
NO. PA-468
His Britannic Majesty's Political Agent,
Bahrein.
TO- ,
Dear Sir,
1937.
AW"
Reference your letter DO $2062 of 5th October,
The skilled Indian labour locally recruited by
this Company do not have a form of contract, these contracts
at present only applying to those men engaged through our
Recruiting Agent in Bombay, though it is the intention that
locally engaged Class 11B Indians should eventually be put on
the same form of contract as those hired in India. Class 11B
in this case are locally hired skilled Indians drawing more than
Rs. 3/8/- per day. Of these we now have 89 while we have as well
147 Class 111 skilled Indians or skilled Indians drawing less
than Rs. 3/8/- per day. These men were partly engaged on our
ordinary form ^HP4 and partly by letter copies of which are
attached.
Prior to the opening of our Recruiting Office
in Bombay in 1936 we hired some men directly from India by letter
a copy of which is also attached but of these there are now
only three remaining in our service. These three will also even
tually be put on our standard form of contract when its final
form is approved by The Protector of Qnigrants in Bombay.
2. We have at present 15 skilled Iraqis recruited
from outside Bahrein one of whom is on contract, the remainder
having been hired by form letter. A copy of the contract and a
copy of the form letter are enclosed. No other Iraqis, Persians,
or Saudi Arabians have been recruited from outside Bahrein.
3. There are no locally hired unskilled Indians.
Yours very truly,
G. W. R. s?im
CHIEF LOCAL RSPRESSNTATIYE
THE BAHREIN PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED