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'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain' [‎78r] (156/525)

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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From
True eory .
E. No, 219 of 1936.
To
E. H. Hawes ^squire M # B. E, J. P.,
Protector of Smigrents,
Bombay#
The Agent for the Bahrein Petroleum Co, Ltd,,
Ahmedabad House, Wittet Road, Fort,
Bombay,
New Custom House,
Bombay, I9th August, 1936,
Subject ; TJnlawaful emigration ex, s,s, n Barpeta w ,
Sir:
I have the honour to inform you that two emigrants (I)
M.Paul and (2) D,F-,Joshi who were proceedint to Bahrein to work under
the Bahrein Petroleum Co# Ltd#, Bahrein today by the above mentioned
steamer were taken off the ship for not complying with the
provisions of the Indian Emigration Act VII of 1922# I would
therefore request you, as a Representative of the Bahrein Petroleum Co
Ltd#, in Bombay to shew cause innediately why legal action should not
betaken against you under the Indian Emigration Act for infringing the
provisions of the Emigration law in the caseof the abore mentioned two
emigrants,
I have the honour to be #
Sir,
Your most obedient servant
Sd# C.H#Hawes
Protector of Bui grants
Bombay.
M:

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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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