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'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain' [206r] (412/525)
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 diSMPA^JY LIMITED
/9V
Bahrein Island,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
fA
CONFIDENTIAL>
PA-378.
Awali, August 23rd f 1938*
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.
,
Manama,
BAHREIN ISLAND.
Dear Sir,
Referring to our letter No.326 of July 23rd with
regard to contracts for locally hired Class IIB and IIA
employees, will you please note that we have received a
communication from our Bombay Agents suggesting that 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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, communicates with the
Secretary to the Bombay Government on the subject as the
latter apparently decided some time last year that the
Indian type of contract should apply to Indians hired by
us locally.
up are:-
(a)
The points we would very raueh like to have cleared
nil
Whether 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.
and/or the Protector
of Emigrants, Bombay, have any jurisdiction over the
type of contract that is used to hire Indians in other
countries•
(b) Whether 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.
has any authority to
order Companies working in other countries to adopt a
certain form of contract for hiring Indians locally
who when in India do not reside within the Jurisdiction
of the Bombay Government. In this connection we should
mention that of the 103 Class IIA and IIB employees who
are not on contract, 33 reach their homes through Bombay
and 70 through Karachi*
Yours very truly.
t:
Chief Loc
THE BAHREIN
jpresentative.
>ETR0LEUM COMPANY LIMITED.
JSB:BEJ.
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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
- 185r:185v, 202r:203v, 206r:206v, 227r:227v
- Author
- Black, John Sutherland
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