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'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain' [‎36r] (72/525)

The record is made up of 1 file (258 folios). It was created in 1 Nov 1935-9 Dec 1938. 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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No.1182-28/16
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
Bahrain, the 6th May 1936
From
Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Loch, C.I.E.,
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. , Bahrein.
To
Sir
The Secretary to the Honourable 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. ,
Bushire•
Medical and San i tary arran gements at Jabal.
I tiave the honour to enclose a copy of the
marginally
noted
c orre spondenc e
regarding the
medical and
sanitary
arrangements
at the New
Camp and Jabal
Camp of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain.
2. It will be seen that there is mention of over
crowding in certain cases, but I gather from various
enquiries that I have made that the overcrowding is a
question of some discomfort rather than of medical
importance. It will disappear when the construction of
the Refinery has been completed.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most^ obedient servant,
1. My letter No.1064-28/16 dated the
22nd April 1936 to the Chief Local
Representative, The Bahrain Petroleum
C ompany L imi te d, Bahra in. h Ho
2. Letter No.5-4/1 dated the 27th April
1936 with enclosure from the Medical
Officer, Victoria Memorial Hospital,
Bahrain, to 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.
, -— p ^0
3. Letter No.PA-475 dated the 27th April 1936
from the Chief Local Representative, The
Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain,
to 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.
L
Lieutenant-Colonel,
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 contains correspondence between the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representative, the Adviser to the Governement of Bahrain, 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 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. on the employment of Bahrain, Indian, British and American labour by BAPCO for the construction of the Refinery in Bahrain, and on the working conditions in the BAPCO camps. The file includes draft contracts and correspondence on cases of unlawful emigration from India and Persia to Bahrain and on the working conditions of Indian labour.

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1 file (258 folios)
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The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the file (folios 231-259). 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.

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The main foliation, which should be used for referencing, is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 259. There is another foliation sequence, not circled and incomplete.

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