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'File 10/3 BAPCO labour' [1r] (3/296)
The record is made up of 1 file (148 folios). It was created in 6 Jan 1945-12 Apr 1950. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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GOiTPIDENTIAL Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
No.C/29. Bahrain, 6th January 1945.
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My dec.r Jir Geoffrey, x M \ d
Please refer to the correspondence ending with my
telegram No.414 dated the 4th May 1944.
2. On the 4th January Anderson the General Manager
of the Bahrain Petroleum Company came to see me about
various matters concerning his Company. He wqs very worried
because he had recently had runours brought to his notice
suggesting that there was dis-se-.t. 4 sfaction among the local
employees of the Company which might result in another strike.
Nothing "concrete could be quoted but he thought that there
was no doubt that labour was disturbed and he wished to obtain
my advice with regard to what action could be taken to prevent
matters becoming more serious.
3. The Company expect to complete the Catelytic TXuit by
the 1st of April and should then be able to discharge approxi
mately 2,000 of their
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
. The whole construction under
taking should be completed by the 1st of June with the result
that a further 1,500 unskilled labourers will be set free
by that date. The v/ork has already been retarded by circum
stances over which the Company had no control and the pressure
on them to complete the various units by the now scheduled
dates is very considerable, so that they view with much alarm
any prospect of their operations being brought to a stand still
or even delayed by labour disputes. Anderson informed me that
they were prepared to go a long way to keep their labour at
work and he was prepared to recommend to his Board substantial
difficult
increases in pay. After the next_ninety days he anticipated
that the control of labour would be in the employers 1 hands
as they would be discharging and not enlisting workmen.
Hon*ble Sir Geoffrey Prior, K.C.I.E., ^
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.
,
Bushire.
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- Content
The file contains correspondence and telegrams between 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 Bahrain and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on discontent and strike among workers employed by BAPCO on the salaries, the cost of transportation and the conditions for the relocation.
The file includes statements from BAPCO employees, rates of pay for R.A.F. civilian employees (folios 113-115), extract from FREE PRESS JOURNAL, Friday 9 July 1948 on racism against Indian BAPCO employees. There are some documents in Arabic.
There is an index at the end of the file (folios 151-157).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (148 folios)
- Arrangement
The reference number 10/1-G Vol II on the cover is crossed and the file was then renumbered as 10/3. The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the file (folios 151-157). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the file; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number in red or blue crayon, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation starts on the first page of the file, mostly in pencil, occasionally pen or typescript, in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . The following numbering anomalies occurs: 4, 4A; 16 is the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of 15; 18 is the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of 17; folio 20 is the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of 19; 29 is the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of 28; 31 is the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 30; 75 is the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of 74; 77 is the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of 76; 125 is the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of 124; 99-103 do not exist.
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/419
- Title
- 'File 10/3 BAPCO labour'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:4v, 8v:12v, 13v:14v, 22r:23v, 25v:27v, 32v:35v, 36v:38v, 42v:45v, 47v, 48v, 50v, 51v:59v, 61v, 65v:72v, 81v, 82v, 85v:87v, 90v:91v, 92v:93v, 93r:93v, 95v:98v, 104r:107v, 108v:119v, 120v:124v, 126r:133v, 134v:140v, 142v:146v, 150v:158v, i-r, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence