'File 10/1 F Collection of Persian Gulf Light Dues: from Tankers of BAPCO and CASOC'

Content

The volume contains correspondence between the Government of India, 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. , the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representatives on the collection of light dues in Bahrain from BAPCO and California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) tank ships and on the question of levying light dues from the BAPCO vessels, to discourage the development of the rival port on the Hasa Coast, in Saudi Arabia.

The volume includes documents on the submarine line for shipping oil in Bahrain, from Sitra Island to Khor Kaliya; and a map showing the light buoys in the area surrounding Sitra Island (folio 191).

There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 216-229).

Extent and format

1 volume (231 folios)

Arrangement

The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 216-229). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.

Physical characteristics

The foliation is in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of the folios; the sequence 1-11 is written in blue crayon while the remainder (12-229) is written in pencil. Between 204-207 both sides of the folio are numbered. The numbering system starts at the titlepage with 1A; 1B; and carries on until 229, which is the last number given to the last page of writing.

Written in

English in Latin 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/15/2/407

Former external reference(s)

Confidential files: 10/1 F

History of this record

Date(s)

2 Jun 1934-19 May 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Subjects

Petroleum Industry

People & organisations

Government of IndiaAdviser to the Government of BahrainBahrain Petroleum CompanyConfidential OfficeSecretary of State for India and BurmaSecretary of State for IndiaShaikh of BahrainBahrain Political AgencyPolitical AgentSa‘ūd bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd

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