'File 10/37 Bahrain Petroleum Company - Dollars' [10r] (21/44)
The record is made up of 1 file (20 folios). It was created in 20 Sep 1948-17 Sep 1949. 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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10
SECRET. POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
BAHRAIN,
S.O.No.C/R-274. Dated 22nd Decemter, 1948.
Dear Sir Rupert, -
may hove probably heard that the supply
of free market dollars to Bahrain is likely to be very
considerably reduced, if not to dry up entirely as
a result of Aramco's decision not to accept
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
from their employees for their purchases in Aramco ^
commissariat or clubs or for any other purchases in
Saudi Arabia. It would appear also that if the standard
for the allotment of 'Government 1 dollars laid down
in your semi-official letter No.(2/46/48), dated the
18th November, 1948, is rigidly applied, the supply
of these dollars will be greatly restricted. You
may have heard too that the Saudi Government is said to be
pressing for a fixed Rial - Dollar rate, and, of course,
Kuwait 1 s movement into the 'dollar area' is being widely
discussed. It seems therefore worth considering how
we are going to react to a possible demand from Bahrain
for cl large allotment of dollars for the payment of ro-
yalties in dollars or for th* currency convertible or
partly convertible to dollars.
Yours sincerely,
O
C>
His Excellency Sir Rupert Hay, KCIE, CSI,
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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
BAHRAIN.
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The file contains correspondence between 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. in Bahrain, 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 Bushire and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on transaction in dollars for BAPCO oil.
There is an index at the end of the file (folio 19).
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- 1 file (20 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the file (folio 19). 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, begins on number 1, on the first letter, and runs through to 21, ending on the inside of the back cover of the file.
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- Title
- 'File 10/37 Bahrain Petroleum Company - Dollars'
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- front, front-i, 1r:20v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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