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'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain' [‎157r] (314/525)

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 Chief Local Representative and Mr. Boone
called to see me this morning. They produced a letter
from the Protector of Emigrants, Bombay, to the effect
that the Protector of Emigrants was convinced that the
Bahrain Petroleum Company were not doing their best to
prevent people coming to Bahrain in search of employment
and that 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, should be asked
not to issue No Objecrlon Certificates to people coming
in search of employment. I asked the Chief Local Repre
sentative to let me have a copy of the letter and any
reply which the Company proposed to send to the Protector
of Emigrants. I told him that I would inform the Resident
of the situation and suggest that the Government of India
be wired to to the effect that it is desirable that no
visas for Bahrain should be given to British Indian sub
jects unless they are in possession of a No Objection
Certificate issued by 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, the
reason for this being that although the Co»pany are them
selves making an honest effort to prevent people arriving
here in search of work, their very presence in the Island
is an inducement for those out of work to come to Bahrain.
I further told them that I would tighten up the enquiries
which are instituted when a person applies for a No Ob
jection Certificate.
30th June 1937.

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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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