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File 12/9 Visits to Bahrain of government officials and others [‎252r] (508/578)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (285 folios). It was created in 4 Jan 1935-6 Aug 1940. 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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eEtinxited at a minimuin of fifteen years and nay prove to be
from thirty to forty* The refinery treats 20,000 barrels a
day from the Bahrain field and another 10,000 to 12,000
barrels a day shipped from the oil company operating on the
mainland*
18* ihe refining process at Bahrin differs from that in
operation at Abadan and Khanacjin and produces a petroleum
coke ae a by-product* This has not as yet been marketed
and a dump of about 150,000 tons has been accumulated* It
appears to be excellent fuel and it occurred to me that a
F^arket might be found in Iraq where ordinary coal is almost
prohibitively expensive costing from £ 6 to £ 8 a ton* i
am enquiring whether meanwhile some of it can be made
available for consumption in the grates of diplomatic
households in Bagdad including my own.
BAHRAIN A ND THE COAST OF HASA .
19. On the following day Mr.Weightman, Mr. Man and I
crossed from Bahrain in a large motor launch lent by the
Shaikh to see an oilfield opened up by the California Arabia
Standard Oil Company on the mainland* After rather a rough
voyage of tv/o hours we landed at Al Khobar, the small port
for the main oil camp at Dhahran located on an elevation
about five miles distant. We were accompanied by Saiyid Abdul
Aziz al Quosaibi who owns extensive date plantations on the
mainland near Qatif and was acting as a kind of unofficial
Saudi escort. His occasional attempts to obtain official
recognition as a Saudi representative in Bahrain are not
encouraged but his action in accompanying us on the present
occasion was regarded as a civility to which Mr.Weightman
saw no reason to object* At Al Khobar we were received by
a guard of honour and various Saudi officials who were most
polite and friendly. Our hosts were the California Arabia
Standard Oil Company and its most hospitable manager Mr.
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The volume contains correspondence sent and received 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 regarding the arrangements and programmes for visits to Bahrain of the following:

The documents in the volume are mainly in English. There is correspondence in Arabic with English translations, with Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim Al Thani, Ruler of Qatar, and the Government of Saudi Arabia at Al Khobar.

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1 volume (285 folios)
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The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 260-283. The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 , and terminates at the inside back cover with 287; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are present between ff 5-259 and ff 260-283 respectively. These numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, but they are not circled.

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