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'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain' [160r] (320/525)
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 BAHR iBI P3TR0L30M COMPANY, LIMIT®
Siabreiu Islands,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
*
July 2nd,1957
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No.CIG-44.
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THS AG1NT:
THE BAJEfiBIN F3TRQLW¥ COMPANY, LP-IT»
Bombay*
SJBJlgT ; Jnlawful eml^rgtlon Is pr ohibitad
inder the Indian ^rcratlon
It has b^an the policy of the Company to discourage
its employees from inducing thair friends or relatiTee to some to
Bahrein for anploynent*
The Company is wlllln/» and ready to co-operate with
the j - olitical ^gent at Bahrein and the Indian C>#vemiaent to regulate
emigration to Bahrein.
It is true that some Company earployeea hare induced
their f^iands or relatives to,come to Bahrein, hut it is our opinion
that the greater number of emiBrants eome to Bahrein by simply stating
to t e Indian CoTemment that they wish to do so* We find thet any
person may coma to Bahrein from Karachi by simply stating to the
irOTemment at Karachi that he has worked on foreign work and wishes
to go out again*
Also we hare cases where merchants or others in
Manama hare requested No Objection for emigrants claiming, when
tney apply to 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.
, that their requert is due to
axpansion of business* hen the smigrant arrives he inaediately applies
to the Bahrein Petroleum Company for work* In the future these oases
will be turned over to 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.
*
'rte have discussed the subject with the Political
Age^t and he is willing to assist us* You will be advised thru the
proper channel of what action he chooses to take to atop undesired
anigration*
We have aent each British Indian employee the
following notice;*
n It haa been brought to our attention by the
Protector of *^nigrants thet certain Indian employeas
have been inducing their friends or relatives to come
to Bahrein, and that upon arrival here will receive
scrployment from the Bahrein Petrolaisn 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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- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
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- 160r:161v
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- Deacon, Charles Wetmore
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