Coll 30/207 'Bahrein oil: Changes in oil output from refinery at Bahrein and Ras Tanura. Lighterage difficulties & staffing problems of Gray Mackenzie and Co Ltd at Bahrein and Kuweit.'

IOR/L/PS/12/3947

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The record is made up of 1 file (381 folios). It was created in 28 Aug 1940-16 Mar 1948. 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 covers various topics concerned with the oil industry at Bahrain, and the activities of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO).

The papers include: variations in the oil output of the Bahrain Petroleum Company, as a result of commercial and wartime conditions, 1940-42, including correspondence concerning the need to preserve the revenues of the Government of Bahrain and the Ruler of Bahrain personally (e.g. folio 346); the construction of an oil pipeline from the coast of Saudi Arabia to the refinery at Bahrain, 1944, including maps; the provision of barges and tugs for the use of the company, including work on the construction of the refinery and deepwater berth at Ras Tanura [Ra’s Tannūrah], 1944; complaints from BAPCO about the quality of lighterage service provided by the British company Gray, Mackenzie and Company Limited, 1944-45, including correspondence concerning the need to keep lighterage at Bahrain in British hands (e.g. folio 212), and reports of complaints from passengers over services at Bahrain (e.g. folio 155); and miscellaneous matters, 1946-48. The papers show that Gray, Mackenzie and Company Limited undertook to improve service following the complaints, and their contract with BAPCO was maintained.

The file includes correspondence from the 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. ; the Government of India; the Petroleum Department (later the Ministry of Fuel and Power (Petroleum Division)); 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. ; 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. , Bahrain; BAPCO; and Gray, Mackenzie and Company Limited.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (381 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 383; 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.

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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/L/PS/12/3947
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Coll 30/207

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28 Aug 1940-16 Mar 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

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Coll 30/207 'Bahrein oil: Changes in oil output from refinery at Bahrein and Ras Tanura. Lighterage difficulties & staffing problems of Gray Mackenzie and Co Ltd at Bahrein and Kuweit.', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3947, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000205> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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