‘File 28/1 N II Bahrain oil – production figures’

IOR/R/15/2/667

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The record is made up of 1 file (28 folios). It was created in 11 Apr 1946-23 Jun 1947. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .

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The file comprises correspondence and statistical tables relating to the production of oil and associated petroleum products by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) after the Second World War. The principal correspondents in the file are the Chief Local Representative for BAPCO (R M Brown, replacing Ward P Anderson) and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain (Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Galloway; Cornelius Pelly). The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 28/1 N I Bahrain oil’ (IOR/R/15/2/666).

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Extent and format
1 file (28 folios)
Arrangement

The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 28-29) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 30; 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. Pagination: the file notes (ff 28-29) have been paginated in pencil; these numbers are not circled.

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English in Latin script
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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.
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IOR/R/15/2/667
Former external reference(s)
Confidential Files: 28/1 N II

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11 Apr 1946-23 Jun 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

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