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'File 10/27 Drilling for water by BAPCO' [‎66r] (139/340)

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The record is made up of 1 file (170 folios). It was created in 26 Feb 1946-12 Dec 1950. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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No. CA.41
To.
The Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
Bahrain*
Dated the 14th June, li>48.
The Adviser|
The Government of Bahrain,
Bahrain.
ivlftranrandurc .
Reference correspondence restim^vith your letter
No. 116/10 dated the 16th January, 1^48. £
2» I enclose six copies of letter No. PA-24 dated the
4th 1948 and its enclosures, from the Bahrain Petroleum
Company LiMited, Bahrain.
3 # A considerable delay lias unfortunately taken place
in the transmission of these papers to the Bahrain Government.
I should be grateful therefore if the Bahrain Government would
favour me with a very early reply on the Company^ request for
a Reservation of a site near Jasra.
Sd/- C.J.PELLY.
Political Ajent, Bahrain.
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for Assistant 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,

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The file mainly contains correspondence and telegrams 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, the Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Darlymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the use of water resources and on the drilling of water wells in Bahrain.

There are diagrams and plans:

  • 'Sitra Island. G-R/1a (Parcel #19) to Halat - a strip of land for pipeline, telephone line and road purposes' (f. 43A);
  • 'Flow Tests Ain-Al-Raha' (f. 55A);
  • 'Reservation for Water Wells & Pumping Station' (2 copies on ff. 65A, 71A);
  • 'Mohamad Bin Rashid Bin Hindi's water well' (f. 105).

There are letters in Arabic, to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain.

There is an index at the end of the file (folios 151-161).

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1 file (170 folios)
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The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the file (folios 151-161). 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 of each folio. It begins with the first page of writing, on number 1, then 2-42; 43, 43A; 44-54; 55, 55A; 56-64; 65,65A; 55-70; 71, 71A; 72-102; 103,103A; 104, 105, 106, 106A; 107-114; 115, 115A and then it carries on to 162, which is the last number given on the inside of the back cover of the file.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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