'File 4/14 I Bahrain Development'

Content

This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding an expansion of government administration in Bahrain that had been made possible by an increased level of oil revenue being received by the state. The correspondence discusses the intended direction of this expansion, the state's investment policy, a number of possible economic development projects in Bahrain and the condition of the country's water resources.

The file contains two reports written by officials of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) regarding the possibility of manufacturing cement in Bahrain (ff 35-39 and ff 48-51), as well as a report entitled 'Water Resources of Bahrain' that was also written by a BAPCO official (ff 58-66). A report on BAPCO's water supply at Zellaq is also included in the file (ff 86-92) , this report contains a map on folio 92 that is entitled 'Sketch Map showing Approximate Position of Drainage Ditches Carrying Surplus Irrigation Water to Sea.'

The file also contains extracts from a Memorandum entitled 'Water Resources of Bahrein Island' by Mr. Max Steineke of the Californian Arabian Standard Oil Company (ff 112-116).

A number of letters in Arabic from Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, the ruler of Bahrain, to British officials are contained throughout the file.

Extent and format

1 file (172 folios)

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-12 and ff 13-158 respectively; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/207

Former external reference(s)

Confidential Files: 4/14-I

History of this record

Date(s)

23 Dec 1937-12 Sep 1945 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Petroleum industryWater supplyNational Economy

People & organisations

Bahrain Petroleum Company

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