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'File 8/8 VII Annual Administration Report for the Year 1948' [‎106r] (211/322)

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The record is made up of 1 file (159 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1949-11 Jan 1950. 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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PETROLEUM CONCESSIONS LIMITED
BAHRAIN
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS FOR 1948
Confidential
1. QATAR
Wells & Drilling
During the year under review, four new wells were spudded in,
two of which No.5 and No.7 were completed at a depth of 5795 feet
and 6000 feet respectively in addition to the No.4 well which was
spudded in on 24/9/47 and completed on the 6th February 1948 at a
depth of 5790 feet. Well No.6 is standing closed with fish in hole at
the depth of 6158 feet. ell No.8 spudded in on the 12th October was
at SSSS* on the 51st December and completed on 18th January 1949.
Rigging up for well No.9 has been completed aid the machinery is on
site. Foundations for three more wells have also been completed.
About 1800 tons of oil were drawn from the producing wells for the
camp needs.
According to the latest instructions from our London principals,
the target date for the first export of oil has been given as the
beginning of 1950, and, in accordance with that, every effort is con
centrated on the essential Items to the export of oil which have
priority over the Construction work at Dam iab and K1 Hamleh areas.
Construction of Residential A Indng tr . -j i Buildin gs
The work on rehabilitation in Dukhan Camp was continued during
the year and many new buildings, both residential and industrial, were
erected. Qatari contractors were used up to the end of the year working
under the supervision of the Company technicians.
C.A.T. Company (Contractors) have been engaged lately to erect
Bellrock Duildings at Dukhan. They arrived in Qatar in the fourth
quarter of 1948.
Umm Bab area has been selected as the Residential area, and the
Industrial area will be sited on the plateau about ? mile East of the
new El Haaleh harbour with living quarters for Monthly Paid Personnel
and Daily Paid Personnel, not more than a mile North of the Industrial
area. -
A Pilot Jetty of 400* x 20» wide was under construction at
Al Hamleh, and after completing about 10^ the work has been suspended.
Messrs. Holloway Bros., were engaged for the construction work at
Timm Bab and Umm Said.
The welding contract for Qatar tanks and pipeline has been given
to Motherwells. They arrived in Qatar in the latter part of 1948.
Tank Farm Foundations are expected to be completed by the end of June
1949.
Transpeninsular Road, which is in the hands of Holloway Bros.,
is expected to be ready by mid-June.
Umm Said jetty is under construction, 60£ of work is completed
and the barge "HOOT" has been sunk.

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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1948 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 active in Bahrain that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; British Postal Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Victoria Memorial Hospital; British Overseas Airways Corporation; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave); Imperial Bank of Iran; 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 116-129) 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bahrain.

The final report (folios 123-148), which includes the final, summarised 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. Al Khalifa; 2. Education; 3. Agriculture; 4. Water Conservation; 5. Municipalities; 6. Public Works; 7. Electricity Department; 8. Telephone Department; 9. Transport Department; 10. Pearling; 11. Customs; 12. Food Control; 13. Shipping; 14. Post Office; 15. Administration of Justice; 16. Police; 17. Economic; 18. Medical; 19. Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited; 20. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 21. Cable and Wireless Limited; 22. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 23. Royal Navy; 24. United States Navy; 25. Royal Air Force; 26. US Consul, Dhahran; 27. Visitors; 28. Bahrain and Palestine; 29. Bahrain and Persia; 30. Items of Interest; 31. Weather; 32. Qatar; 33. Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . 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.

Folios 159-60 are internal office notes.

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1 file (159 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 161; 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. An additional typed foliation sequence is also present between ff 40-88; these numbers are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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