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'File 8/8 II Annual Administration Report of The Bahrain Agency' [213r] (425/720)
The record is made up of 1 file (358 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1941-15 Feb 1944. 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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• By the end of April 1942 the third test well
/in the Dukhan area had reached a depth of approxi-
! mately 7000 feet. Promising oil shows had been
/ obtained in Nos.l and 2, but No.3 was a disappointment.
There was no production in 1942. A certain
amount of oil from well No.l was used on road con
struction and maintenance necessary to the Company s
exploration operations.
The preparation for No.4 well was brought to an
i end in June when the Company received instructions to
On the 25th of June 1942, a copy of a telegram from
Mr. Skliros, Managing Director of Messrs. Petroleum
Development ((^atar) Limited, was received through^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.
, Bahrain, containing the information that
the Comuany would be ordered, through the Hon*tie 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.
, to "safeguard the
wells and thereafter close down operations at Qatar. ine
telegram also intimated 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.
would ^
be notifying the Ruler of Qatar of thi*" compulsory suspension
of operations, in order to safeguarj/the Company’s position
from the point of view of its concession obligations. The
telegram also included the information that the Company
would continue to pay the annual concession payment and to
meet all the financial obligations applicable. In due
course and by the 23rd of Jtfly, the necessary steps (laid
down by the military authorities) had been taken by the
Company to safeguard thje wells, and 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.
was in communication tyith the Ruler of Qatar with a view
to obtaining his foMBal recognition of the fact that owing
to conditions created by the war, there was justification
for suspension ojf operations in his territory. The Ruler
accepted the situation with resignation and appeared to
appreciate th# Company’s difficulties. As wasto be
expected, ojfCe he was assured that the concession payments
would continue, he demanded further assurances that other
minor facilities and benefits enjoyed by him personally as
a result of the Company’s operations must be continued.
It is>lmderstood'ooxrespondenoe betwaaa* the Political
Iseot and the £>& thee© facilities etc. has held ur
desired from th^Rtrl-er trp to the
enfr-rif the year under report.
3. DISPOSAL 0E OIL AND WATER WELL DRILLING EQUIPMENT AN D
ANCILLARY PLANT
The next stage in the closure,. 6f Qatar was the order
received from the~ioth Army thr^rfgh 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.
suspend its operations.
2. SUSPENSION OF QATAR OPERATIONS
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the annual Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Office, as well as the reports themselves.
Present within the file are the reports for the years 1940-43. Each Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. report contains a prose statement and sometimes statistics on all or most of the following subjects: Officers; Ruler of Bahrain and the Al Khalifa Family; Bahrain Police; Local Affairs; Bahrain Petroleum Company; Agriculture; Municipalities; Customs; Public Works; Electric Department; Pearling Industry; Boatbuilding and Shipping; British Interests; Post Office; Medical; Judicial; Visits of British Notables; Visits of Foreign Notables; Visits of Arab Notables; Qatar; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Foreign Interests; Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Fighter Fund; Accidents Within Port Limits; Education; Royal Air Force Levies; Economic; and Cable And Wireless Ltd. Each subject comes under its own sub-heading. Each report is signed by the officiating 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 the time of submission to 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. at Bushire.
Each report on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. contains information on all or most of the following subjects: Personnel; Trucial Shaikhs; British Interests; Tours; Aviation; Royal Navy; Shipping; Medical; Raids and Disturbances; Oil; The [Second World] War; Red Oxide; Pearling; Fighter Fund; Local Affairs; Royal Air Force Levies; Economics; Security; Population.
Preceding each report is correspondence 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. and the institutions and offices that provided reports and statistics for the final Administration Report. These include: Charles Belgrave, Advisor to the Government of Bahrain; the Director of Customs and Port Officer; the Postmaster or sub-Postmaster of the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department; doctors and other employees of the American Mission Hospitals (men's and women's), the Victoria Memorial Hospital, and the Medical Department of the Bahrain Government; representatives of Bahrain Petroleum Company and Petroleum Concessions Ltd; the Political Officer at Sharjah; and representatives of The Eastern Bank and Cable and Wireless Ltd.
At the back of the file (folios 355-59) are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (358 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/299
- Title
- 'File 8/8 II Annual Administration Report of The Bahrain Agency'
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- 79r:92v, 147r:150v, 212r:218v, 327r:331v
- Author
- Packer, Ernest Vincent
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