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'File 28/26 I Miscellaneous correspondence with and re CASOC (renamed A.A.O.C.)' [11r] (25/116)
The record is made up of 1 file (56 folios). It was created in 20 Apr 1939-10 Jul 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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225-28 /4.
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Bahrain, the 3rd February 1940.
To
C.A. Hodstrom, Ksquire,
Bahra in•
Dear Sir,
I have observed recently from a "Foreign Service
Agreement" for British Indian subjects:-
(1) that Bahrain has been included in the Califor
nia Arabian Standard Oil Company's tf zone of
operations^ and^
(ii) that under clause 22 "the British Government
officer exercising judicial powers in Bahrain"
in other words 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,
is the arbitrating authority.
2. Will you please let me know (a) why Bahrain has
been included in the Company's "zone of operations' 1 when
their activities are confined to Sau'di Arabia, and^(b)
why 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, has been shown as the
arbitrating authority when he has no jurisdiction over
affairs in Saudi Arabia.
3. Will you please also let me know whether there are
any other British subjects serving in Saudi Arabia under
similar contracts, and, if so, how many?
Yours faithfully,
i
for
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.
V
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The file contains correspondence between California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) renamed from 1944 Arabian American Oil Company (AAOC) Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representatives and 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 on conditions of employment and recruitment in Bahrain.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (56 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the file (folios 48-53). 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 foliation is in pencil in the top right corner, mostly underlined. The numbering starts on the first folio with 1 and 1a, then 2-15; 16, 16a, 16b and ends on the last page, with 53.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1724
- Title
- 'File 28/26 I Miscellaneous correspondence with and re CASOC (renamed A.A.O.C.)'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:4v, 5v, 6v:7v, 8v, 9v, 10v:11v, 13v:16v, 16av, 16bv, 17v, 18v, 19v, 20v, 21v, 23v, 24v, 25v, 26v, 27v, 29v:33v, 34v, 35v:36v, 37v:38v, 39v, 40v, 41v, 42v:44v, 45v, 47v:53v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence