'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain' [86r] (172/525)
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,
2207-28/14»
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, presents his compliments to;—
—I. The Chief Secretary to the
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
2# 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
Peraian Gulf, Bushire.
~ 3. The Bfficiatin^ Political A^ent, Bahrain i
at Sharjah.
and has the honour to send him a copy of the undermentioned document (s).
The
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
BAHRAIN,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Dated
28th August 1936*
it*-
Reference to previous correspondence':
!• Bahrain letter No* 2166-28/14 dated the 26th Aujuet 1936
2m Bahrain printed letter No* 2183-2^/14 dated the 27th
Auf^iat 1936*
3* Bahrain printed letter Uo* 2172-128/14 dated the 26th
Dcscnpiwn orEncl\,sure. Au^Ufit 1936.
Name and Date.
Letter No* PA-636 dated the
27th August 1936 from the
Chief Local Representative,
The Bahrain Petroleum Company
Limited, Bahrain*
O Snl)
Subject.
The Bahrain Petroleum
Company Limited, Bahrain
Labour question*
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (258 folios)
- Arrangement
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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- IOR/R/15/2/1717
- Title
- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 5r:15v, 21r:24v, 24bv, 25r:30v, 33r:33v, 36r:36v, 38r:38v, 40r:41v, 52r:52v, 54r:54v, 56r:58v, 63r:64v, 67r:72v, 74r:76v, 79r:84v, 86r:102v, 116r:124v, 125v:129v, 138r:158v, 164r:167v, 169r:173v, 175r:176v, 178r:179v, 181r:181v, 183r:184v, 186r:189v, 199r:199v, 201r:201v, 204r:205v, 207r:212v, 216ar:216av, 216bv, 217r:217v, 219r:219v, 221av:221bv, 223r:226v, 228r:259v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence