'File 36/73 Import of Goods by Bapco from India and Other Countries'

IOR/R/15/2/1806

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The record is made up of 1 file (95 folios). It was created in 25 Jul 1944-20 Jun 1945. 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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This file contains correspondence regarding goods imported into Bahrain by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) from India, Iraq, the United States and other countries.

The correspondence in the file is primarily between BAPCO officials, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, the Office of the Petroleum Division Representative at the British Embassy in Baghdad and Caltex (India) Limited.

On folio 88, the file contains a permit to export narcotic drugs issued by the US Treasury Department's Bureau of Narcotics.

Extent and format
1 file (95 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 95; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-88; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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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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Unrestricted

Archive reference
IOR/R/15/2/1806
Former external reference(s)
English Office Files: 36/73

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Date(s)
25 Jul 1944-20 Jun 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Subjects
Imports
People & organisations
Bahrain Petroleum Company

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'File 36/73 Import of Goods by Bapco from India and Other Countries', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1806, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00021d> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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