'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain' [77r] (154/525)
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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The Bahrein Petroleum Company Limited
qtyq -■ ^Bahrein island,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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No. PA-628 > *7tm> J 7 ^ August 24, 1936
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His Britannic Majesty»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.
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Bahrein.
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Dear Sir;
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As a result of Mr. Skinner^ conversation with you this
morning, we are enclosing copy of letter E. No.219 of August 19,
1936, from Major E. H. Hawes, Protector of Emigrants, Bombay, to
the Agent of Tlie Bahrein Petroleum Ccmpany Limited in Bombay.
For your information M. Paul and D. M. Joshi were sent
simple letter contracts from this office on July 18, 1936. These
letters were written before Mr. Bush, our present Recruiting Agent,
left for Bcmbay. We have also had written several other similar
letters and we have advised Mr. Bush of such letters but it might
not be possible for him to get in touch with the candidates before
they get out of India. It seems to me, because of the Political
Resident's recctnmendations to the Chief Secretary to the Government
of Bombay, that the Protector of Emigrants should be a little more
liberal with us while we are organizing our Recruiting
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. We
are prepared to give all Indians who arj^jifi here without having gone
fEru the proper channels, contracts which the Protector of Emigrants
will approve. With this assurance, thru your office, and the posting
of a bond by our Recruiting Agent, it seems to us that the Protector
of Emigrants should be entirely clear.
You will realize that we are facing a very difficult
emergency program and thus we will appreciate it if you can prevail
upon the protector of Emigrants to facilitate the recruitment of men
for the work as much as possible.
Yours very truly.
5. W. R. SMITH,
Chief Local Representative,
THE BAHREIN PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED
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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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- Title
- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
- Pages
- 3r:4v, 19r:20v, 31r:32v, 35r:35v, 37r:37v, 39r:39v, 53r:53v, 55r:55v, 59r:61v, 62r:62v, 65r:66v, 73r:73v, 77r:78v, 85r:85v, 103r:104v, 159r:159v, 168r:168v, 174r:174v, 180r:180v, 182r:182v
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- Smith, George William Reginald
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