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'File 8/8 VII Annual Administration Report for the Year 1948' [145r] (289/322)
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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(a) S urveys :
Geophysical survey of the
area from the Abu Dhabi Sabkha (Salt Marsh) westwards to
longitude 52° 20* E and Southwards from the coast to a
distance of 60 Kilometres was carried out during the months
of January to April by the Robert Ray Company. This survey
was the continuation of work carried out in 1947.
•
A less detailed survey of the inland areas
of the Abu Dhabi and Dubai Shaikhdoms was also carried cut until
the operations were wound up in April 1948.
During the months of April and May, the cost
at Jebel All and the creeks of DuT ai and Umm al Quwain were
surveyed ty Company personnel operating from M/L M NASR H with
a view to determining the most suitable site for landing cargo
brought in by Company vessels. The Umm al Quwain creek was
eventually selected and has proved very satisfactory in this
respect and the Company* s vessel M/V **JES0URA w discharged
there its first cargo of vehicles and stores on the 29th Nov.
Seismic operations have Veen commenced by
the Independent Prospecting Company who arrived on the Trucial
Coast at the end of November and started work in the Jebel
All area and southwards.
(b) gMPLQYEES i - The following figures are
available regarding Petroleum Development (
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
) Ltd.
employees. It is known, however, that recruitment of more
staff was going on at the end of the year.
British •• 10
Americans •• 2
Swiss •• 1
Indians •• 1
Goans •• 1
Bahralns . • 3
Muscatis •• 1
T.C.subjects •• 69
TOTAL! 88
On the 14th February Mr.R.E.Fird arrived at Sharjah
and took up his appointment as Representative of P.C.L. in the
area west of Jabal al Akhdhar. He made Al Jahli Fort (Buraimi)
his base and concluded agreements with the Al Bu Shamis, al Bu
Khiraitan and Beni Ka*ab tribes for permission to allow the
Oil Company to survey and explore their areas. He travelled
to Muscat and consulted the Sultan about this matter, and dis-
eussed with him the question of obtaining permission from the
Nai , m and other Dhahirah tribes to allow the Company to survey
their country. No success was achieved and Mr.Bird left for the
United Kingdom via Bahrain on the 10th June.
On the 3rd November Mr.Bird arrived at Sharjah from the
United Kingdom via Bahrain and left immediately for Muscat,
accompanied by his Assistant Mr. E.F.Henderson, for further dis
cussions with the Sultan. He then returned to Buraimi but until
the end of the year no success has been achieved as the Bultan
has demanded that the Company should wait till next year.
21. CABLE AND WIRELESS LIMITED !- Not received.
22. BRITISH O VERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION .
~Ti) f.0. A.C .Services :- B.O.A.C.Services from the
United Kingdom to Sydney, Karachi, Iwakuni,and Hong Kong all
passed through Bahrain during the year under review. Hythe and
Plymouth flying bo ats were used. The Bahrain - United Kingdom
service was made a thrice weekly service early in the year.
(ii) Other Air Service: All India and Iraqi
Airways also operated weekly air services through Bahrain,
B.O.A.C. acting as Agents for these two companies. They also
acted as Agents for Skyways International who ran a weekly
skymaster service from London to Bahrain.
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/304
- Title
- 'File 8/8 VII Annual Administration Report for the Year 1948'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 24r:24v, 32r:37v, 110r:113v, 115r:160v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence