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'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain' [‎136r] (272/525)

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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15
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Termination
Allowances, to the contrary* # EMPLOTS3
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Notwithstanding anything In this paragraph
must depart from
Zone of Operations at the time specified by
COMPAHy to be entitled to Transportation or
Vacation.
(a) Upon the termination of this agreement at
the expiration of the term of service
described in 1, or upon termination of this
agreement by COrPANY on one (1) month notice,
COMPANY shall furnish or tender EKPLOYKii
Transportation and food or allowance to
MJPLOYEK'S place of recruitment, and in
addition pay or tender KMPLOYEE a sum of
money equivalent to salary for Travel Time
and allow EJfPLoYES a Vacation in accordance
with COMPANY'S Vacation Plan for Class II-B
Employees in Foreign Ssrvice, as in effect
at that time.
COMPANY shall not earlier than 7 days, nor
later than 15 days, from the date of such
termination, furnish or tender iiMPLoXSS
Transportation and food or allowance to
EMPLOYEE'S place of recruitment and in
addltiorJi, pay or tender to KMPLOYKS a sum
of money equivalent to salary for a period
of one (1) month and for Travel Time only
(without any vacation or allowance therefor) •
(c) Upon termination of this agreement by
HMPLOYBK, SMPLOYEii shall pay all expenses of
his Return Passage and shall receive no
salary for Travel Time and he shall forfeit
any privileges to which he may have been
entitled by reason of his employment
hereunder•

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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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