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'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain' [174r] (348/525)
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 bahrein petroleum company limited
Bahrein Island.
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
October 17th, 1937.
NO. PA-468
His Britannic Majesty's
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.
,
Bahrein.
TO- ,
Dear Sir,
1937.
AW"
Reference your letter DO $2062 of 5th October,
The skilled Indian labour locally recruited by
this Company do not have a form of contract, these contracts
at present only applying to those men engaged through our
Recruiting Agent in Bombay, though it is the intention that
locally engaged Class 11B Indians should eventually be put on
the same form of contract as those hired in India. Class 11B
in this case are locally hired skilled Indians drawing more than
Rs. 3/8/- per day. Of these we now have 89 while we have as well
147 Class 111 skilled Indians or skilled Indians drawing less
than Rs. 3/8/- per day. These men were partly engaged on our
ordinary form ^HP4 and partly by letter copies of which are
attached.
Prior to the opening of our Recruiting Office
in Bombay in 1936 we hired some men directly from India by letter
a copy of which is also attached but of these there are now
only three remaining in our service. These three will also even
tually be put on our standard form of contract when its final
form is approved by The Protector of Qnigrants in Bombay.
2. We have at present 15 skilled Iraqis recruited
from outside Bahrein one of whom is on contract, the remainder
having been hired by form letter. A copy of the contract and a
copy of the form letter are enclosed. No other Iraqis, Persians,
or Saudi Arabians have been recruited from outside Bahrein.
3. There are no locally hired unskilled Indians.
Yours very truly,
G. W. R. s?im
CHIEF LOCAL RSPRESSNTATIYE
THE BAHREIN PETROLEUM 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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- IOR/R/15/2/1717
- Title
- 'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain'
- Pages
- 3r:4v, 19r:20v, 31r:32v, 35r:35v, 37r:37v, 39r:39v, 53r:53v, 55r:55v, 59r:61v, 62r:62v, 65r:66v, 73r:73v, 77r:78v, 85r:85v, 103r:104v, 159r:159v, 168r:168v, 174r:174v, 180r:180v, 182r:182v
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- Smith, George William Reginald
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