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'File 10/3 BAPCO labour' [57r] (105/296)
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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staging a sit down strike in Awali and refusing to leave until
their demands were acceded to.
11, I apologise for the length of this letter but thought
you would be glad to have the details.
I would like, however, to say two things in conclusion.
Firstly, I feel the management of the Company should have been
able to settle these grievances themselves and failed because,
as I have often noticed before in dealing with Americans, they
seem to be unable to summon up the patience to sit down and
thrash the whole business out in conference. In passing, it
is of interest to remark that the three spokesmen told me they
had been called in invidually before six or seven high officials
in one room who subjected them to what they called "third degree"
- which consisted of much shouting, banging of the table, and
refusal to listen to their demands. 1
I also felt that there was some evidence that the
Company's action in discharging for cause, in some cases, w6uld
not bear too close a scrutiny and might be considered a bit high
handed.
j t t i The second point I should like to mention is that
I haveTgTven the impression that there may be some attempt to
put forward an "Union" demand on the part of British employees
also; more especially when the Defence Regulation governing
their employment is removed. V/e may therefore again be faced
with a siltilar situation in the near future and I feel that it
might be useful if there was an agreed method of arbitration
( a s far as I know there is none at the moment) and some means
of enforcing removal if the employee does not accept the decision.
You may not think this necessary but it might be worth considering.
In this connection please see the portion I have
underlined in Mr. Ward Anderson's telegram No. 561 the exact
import of which is not clear to me.
12. I shall be glad if you would let me lenow if I acted
correctly.
Assistant
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.
, Bahrain.
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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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- 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
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