'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
IOR/R/15/2/1717
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The record is made up of 1 file (258 folios). It was created in 1 Nov 1935-9 Dec 1938. 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 Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representative, the Adviser to the Governement of Bahrain, 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. at Bahrain and 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on the employment of Bahrain, Indian, British and American labour by BAPCO for the construction of the Refinery in Bahrain, and on the working conditions in the BAPCO camps. The file includes draft contracts and correspondence on cases of unlawful emigration from India and Persia to Bahrain and on the working conditions of Indian labour.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (258 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the file (folios 231-259). The notes refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
- Physical characteristics
The main foliation, which should be used for referencing, is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 259. There is another foliation sequence, not circled and incomplete.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Archival 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1717
- Former external reference(s)
- Confidential files: 28/14
- Date(s)
- 1 Nov 1935-9 Dec 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/2/1717
- Title
- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
- Pages
- 213r:215v, 216br, 218r:218v, 220r:220v, 221ar, 222r:222v
- Author
- Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO)
- Usage terms
- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1717
- Title
- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
- Pages
- 3r:4v, 19r:20v, 31r:32v, 35r:35v, 37r:37v, 39r:39v, 53r:53v, 55r:55v, 59r:61v, 62r:62v, 65r:66v, 73r:73v, 77r:78v, 85r:85v, 103r:104v, 159r:159v, 168r:168v, 174r:174v, 180r:180v, 182r:182v
- Author
- Smith, George William Reginald
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1717
- Title
- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
- Pages
- 16r:18v
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
- Copyright
- ©BP is believed to be the rightsholder
- Usage terms
- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1717
- Title
- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
- Pages
- 34r:34v
- Author
- Skinner, Edward Allen
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1717
- Title
- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
- Pages
- 42r:51v, 106r:115v, 130r:137v, 190r:198v, 200r:200v
- Author
- Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO)
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1717
- Title
- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
- Pages
- 105r:105v
- Author
- Skinner, Edward Allen
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1717
- Title
- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
- Pages
- 160r:161v
- Author
- Deacon, Charles Wetmore
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1717
- Title
- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
- Pages
- 162r:162v
- Author
- Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO)
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1717
- Title
- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
- Pages
- 163r:163v
- Author
- Skinner, Edward Allen
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1717
- Title
- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
- Pages
- 177r:177v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1717
- Title
- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
- Pages
- 185r:185v, 202r:203v, 206r:206v, 227r:227v
- Author
- Black, John Sutherland
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1717
- Title
- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 5r:15v, 21r:24v, 24bv, 25r:30v, 33r:33v, 36r:36v, 38r:38v, 40r:41v, 52r:52v, 54r:54v, 56r:58v, 63r:64v, 67r:72v, 74r:76v, 79r:84v, 86r:102v, 116r:124v, 125v:129v, 138r:158v, 164r:167v, 169r:173v, 175r:176v, 178r:179v, 181r:181v, 183r:184v, 186r:189v, 199r:199v, 201r:201v, 204r:205v, 207r:212v, 216ar:216av, 216bv, 217r:217v, 219r:219v, 221av:221bv, 223r:226v, 228r:259v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence