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'File 8/8 Annual Administration Reports by Political Agent, Bahrain' [‎36r] (71/248)

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The record is made up of 1 file (122 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1945-5 Mar 1945. 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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OHPDj* handling
FIffLD (Bahrein Cruda )
The operation of the Field oil eolleetion and delire 27 systems has been
satisfactory during the year. The fire oil gathering stations which hare e combined
capacity of < o 5 f D00 bblsi. per calendar day haTe been in continuous service without
major alteration or addition.
A considerable improvement in the rate of corrosion of the oil collection
and delivery lines has become evident since all buried lines were exposed approxi
mately two years ago.
ZELLAl T^y&niNAL (Arabian Crude)
Total imports of Areblan crude amounted to 7,137,773 net barrels during
the year and this quantity was handled through the Zellaq marine receiving facilities.
Zellaq Terminal equipment was augmented in 1942 to permit the handling of
Arabian crude at the rate of 40,000 bble. per operating day in the event that we would
be called upon to supply increased quantities of Navy fuel. These demands did not
materialize and up to the present year the terminal has been operating very much below
that capacity.
/ith the increase in crude requirements brought about by the new construc
tion programme, the existing equipment has been overhauled and augmented as e
temporary measure to increase handling capacity to 45,000 bbls. per operating day.
In order to achieve this rate it has been necessary to instal a 10,000 ft. loop of 8 "
pipe in the existing twin 4" pipe line to the Refinery.
The Zellaq receiving facilities will become obsolete on the completion of
the 12” crude line which is at present under construction from Arabia to the Refinery.
The statue of this line is given later in this Report.
GENERAL
The segregation of the Bahrein it the Arabian crude systems was effected on
tec^ ' )er 5, 1944, fHnd has been permitted by the provision of additional crude measuring
and storage tankage at the Refinery. Any oo-mingling of Arabian and Bahrain crudes now
takas place after separate measurement for Royalty purpose.

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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1944 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. , as well as the reports themselves.

The correspondence is 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 representatives of institutions that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Cable and Wireless Limited; Victoria Memorial Hospital; British Overseas Airways Corporation; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave); and Gray, Mackenzie & Co Limited. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report (folios 71-73) is submitted to the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by the Political Officer at Sharjah. Both final reports are then submitted by 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. at Bahrain to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire.

The final report (folios 98-122), which includes the final version of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report, is made up of numbered sections, as follows: 1. Officers; 2. Bahrain Government Officials; 3. The Ruler of Bahrain and the Al Khalifah Family; 4. Bahrain Police; 5. Agriculture; 6. Municipalities; 7. Public Works; 8. Electric Department; 9. Pearling Industry; 10. Customs; 11. Food Control; 12. Shipping; 13. Accidents Within the Port Limits; 14. Medical; 15. Post Office; 16. Administration of Justice; 17. Education; 18. The Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited; 18. Visits of British and Foreign Notables; 19. Visits of Arab Notables; 21. Local Affairs; 22. Economic; 23. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 24. Messrs. Cable & Wireless Limited; 25. Messrs. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 26. American Consulate, Dhahran; 27. Royal Air Force. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report is divided as follows: 1. Trucial Shaikhs; 2. British Interests; 3. Shipping; 4. Local Affairs; 5. Security. Some sections are further divided into parts assigned either a lower case Roman numeral (iv, for example) or a lower case letter of the alphabet (d, for example). Several of these parts also come under a sub-heading.

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1 file (122 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 inside 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 sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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