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'File 10/1 XIII Bahrain Oil Concession' [‎127r] (274/640)

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The record is made up of 1 file (318 folios). It was created in 19 Oct 1935-14 Aug 1936. 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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I visited the refinery yesterday. Four of the smniL
tanks for the refined proaucts have been completed in so far
as they can be. One of the large tanks is complete and the
floating roof is being installed. The other three large tanks
are taking shape raplnly and one is nearly complete. Work
is almost at a standstill on the tanks for lack of material
which is expected to arrive at thp eV y.r * br^r. .
I had a long talk with a man who seemed to be a foreman
fitter from Glasgow. He was very critical of both the material
used and the workmanship on erections, de said no English
firm would put up with it. He said material from ^er.any
should have been cast to measurement, and not bent or cut as
it is on arrival here. In England all material for tanks is
cast piece by piece to exact measurement and fitted on the
site of erection.
He 3c;lc tnat rivetting and welding was very poor,
c ' r " ;:e 1 no " !: think any of the tanks would hold oil. ^e said
the inside pressure would cause leaks which must lead to ever
lasting repairs.
4. He pointed to an American welder under his orders who
was fixing the foundation plates. This welder had one plate
1/52" out oi true and when made to do the Job over again
complained of English fijpkitiness, and said that it was quite
good enough for America. Eventually he was made to understand
tnat 1/32" at the bottom meant an 1" out of true on the top
oi t e tank vnich would lead to jamming o^ the floating roof.
Altogether he was very critical of the rush methods
employed and said that no English firm would attempt such a
construction in the time. They would take two years and turn
out a refinery worth having, ^his refinery vill be up in six
months and take six years repairing.
'JL^C, , JL 28-8-1936.
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The volume 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, 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 Bushire, the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the pipe line to be built between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and on the unallotted area in Bahrain.

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There are maps within the volume:

There are letters in Arabic, to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah.

There are notes at the end of the volume (ff. 292-310).

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1 file (318 folios)
Arrangement

The documents in the volume are mainly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume (folios 292-310). The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the volume; they give brief description of the correspondence with a reference number in red crayon, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.

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The foliation is in pencil in top right corner. The numbering starts on first page with writing (4th folio in volume) with 1a,1b; then 2-72; 73A,73B; 74-87; 88, 88A; 102A,102B; 103-190; 191-196 are missing or skipped; and then it carries on until 310, which is the last number given on the last page of writing (4 blank pages at the end of the volume). An additional foliation sequence, since crossed out, starts with 52 on folio 231.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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