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'File 10/14 [10/25] BAPCO'S WORKING OF ZELLAQ SALT DEPOSIT' [2r] (3/14)
The record is made up of 1 file (7 folios). It was created in 31 Jul 1945-22 Aug 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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THE BAHREIN PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED
Awali,
Bahrein Island,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
C/PA-215
H.B.M's
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
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Manama.
31st July, 194-5.
Bakaia^ce,.- -
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Dear Sir,
In connection with its operations, the Company is
considering alternative methods of softening water. One of
the processes under consideration requires fairly large quan
tities of salt.
During the past few years the Company has obtained
quantities of salt (about two or three tons a day) from salt
basins located a few miles south of the town of Zellaq, the
salt being mined by local inhabitants acting in the capacity of
contractors and using the crudest methods involving scraping up
the salt from the surface of the naturally existing evaporation
ponds.
To obtain the necessary quantities of salt for the
proposed new scheme it will be necessary to expend a considerable
amount of money on installations at the salt ponds area involving
drainage canals, concrete lined evaporation ponds, pumps, roads,
etc. It is the opinion of our geologists that there is an ample
supply of salt obtainable in the area above-mentioned enough to
last for many 1 years at the increased rate of consumption.
Before proceeding further with our consideration of
this problem we desire to know whether or not the area involved
is Government land or privately owned and whether there are any
existing rights to this salt deposit heM by others.
I discussed this question briefly with Mr. Belgrave
over the telephone yesterday morning.
Yours very
ty\s\
W. P. Ana erson
Chief Local Representative
The Bahrein Petroleum Company Ltd.
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The file contains correspondence between the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, 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 Adviser to the Government of Bahrain on the rights for extracting salt from Zellaq, Bahrain, for the purpose of softening water.
There is an index at the end of the volume (folio 6).
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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 6). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the file; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
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The foliation is written in pencil, in the top right corner. It begins on the cover, on number 1, and runs through to 7, on the inside of the back cover of the file.
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- 'File 10/14 [10/25] BAPCO'S WORKING OF ZELLAQ SALT DEPOSIT'
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- Anderson, Ward P
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