'File 10/34 BAPCO's rights on Sitra'

IOR/R/15/2/457

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The record is made up of 1 file (22 folios). It was created in 5 Jan 1947-6 Mar 1949. 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 contains correspondence between 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. at Bushire, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Mr. Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representatives on the construction of a bridge across the Sitrah Channel by BAPCO and on the reservation for sand deposits.

There are some maps within the file:

  • 'A STRIP OF LAND FOR ROAD & PIPELINE PURPOSES BETWEEN FEE PROPERTY R/W-1 & GR-1A ON SITRA ISLAND' (f. 8A);
  • 'RESERVATION AT SITRA FOR SAND DEPOSITS' (f. 11A).

There is an index at the end of the file (folio 20).

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1 file (22 folios)
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The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the file (folio 20). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the file.

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The foliation is written in pencil, in the top right corner. The numbering begins on the cover, on number 1, then 2-7; 8A and 8B; 9; 10; 11A and 11B; and carries on until 22, which is the last number given on the back cover of the file.

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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/15/2/457
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Confidential files: 10/34

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5 Jan 1947-6 Mar 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

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