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'File 22/3 II Daily readings of maximum and minimum temperatures, humidity, etc.' [‎244r] (518/581)

The record is made up of 1 file (291 folios). It was created in 1 Oct 1944-18 Dec 1950. 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
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Bahrein Island. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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No.PA-4.59 27th September, 1950.
His Britannic Majesty^ 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. ,
The Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , ■ S~ S
Manama, Bahrein ^
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Dear Sir,
The Bahrein Petroleum Company Limited have received
a letter from Mr.J.Gordon, Senior Meteorological Officer,
Meteorological Office, Royal Air Force, Bahrein, requesting a
report on wind speeds between 9th and 13th June, 1950, whether
these were recorded and the method employed, for the information
of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. A copy of Mr,Gordon f s letter
is attached, a reply to which, in view of the origin of the request,
I feel should be transmitted through your office in accordance with
our usual practice.
In reply to the enquiry the following information is
submitted
(a) - Are the observations made bv specially Qualified personnel ?
The Bahrein Petroleum Company have no personnel specially
qualified by meteorological training for weather observation.
The wind recording mechanism is maintained by the Company and operated
by their Engineering personnel. The data provided by the Company's
records should not be regarded as being equivalent in accuracy to
records afforded by observations taken at an accredited weather
station. The data obtained serves the Company 1 s purposes for which
readings within a reasonable degree of absolute accuracy of average
wind velocities are sufficient,
(b) What type of instrument is used ?
A 3-cup rotary anemometer is presently installed, where it
existed during June 1950, on the roof of the Office Building, a
two-storey structure. Was manufactured by -
Julius Freiz & Sons Inc,,
Belfort Meteorological Observatory,
1230F Baltimore Street,
Baltimore, M,D,, U,S«A. Serial No,133-37 Chart 1015*
We understand that the Bendix Corporation have since taken over the
Freiz Company and that the same mechanism is now manufactured by -
Bendlx Aviation Corporation,
Freiz Instrument Division,
Baltimore, M,D,, U.S.A,

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Most of the papers in the file are statistical report sheets containing data about weather conditions in Bahrain. In addition to the weather data reports, other items in the file include a letter from Petroleum Concessions Ltd (PCL) to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, dated June 1945, requesting annual rainfall data for Sharjah, Muscat and Ras-al-Hadd; a letter from the Advisor to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Belgrave) 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. in March 1946, informing the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. that Sheikh Sulman requests daily weather forecasts for Bahrain; a letter from 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. (Charles Pelly) to the Officer-in-Charge of the meteorological office at the RAF base in Bahrain, dated 21 November 1948, requesting that, in light of the meteorological (pilot balloon) observatory now being closed, RAF meteorological data be sent to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. on a fortnightly basis.

Correspondence from September 1950 between the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrein Petroleum Company and the Senior Meteorological Officer at RAF Bahrain, relates to two fatal incidents in June 1950 involving Air France aircraft crashing at Bahrain. The correspondence relates to how wind speeds, as published in the "Bahrein Islander" newspaper, were recorded (ff 244-45).

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1 file (291 folios)
Arrangement

The papers in the file are arranged in chronological order, with the earliest at the front of the file to the latest at the end. Office notes appearing at the end of the file (ff 258-274) mirror the file's chronological order. Original indexing numbers run through the volume. These numbers are written in either blue or red crayon or red ink, and correspond with the index entries in the office notes at the back of the volume.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence starts at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil and may be found in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Foliation anomalies: 1A and 1B; 48A and 48B; 52A and 52B; 57A and 57B; 60A and 60B; 65A and 65B; 76A, 76B, 76C and 76D; 85A and 85B; 113A and 113B; 119A and 119B; 126A and 126B; 135A and 135B; 140A and 140B; 168A and 168B.

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