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'File 9/3 Indian business interests in Bahrain and the Gulf' [24r] (47/132)
The record is made up of 1 file (64 folios). It was created in 11 Aug 1932-25 Apr 1949. 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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undertaking to employ British personnel, but they say that if
they are to do so they must have the best* Oil is far from being
a feather-bed occupation and both character and ability are in
dispensable to success. But the ultimate rewards are high for
those who can stay the course*
4. At the present moment the Bahrain Petroleum Company’s
Refinery Manager, an American named Mr. W.R* Anderson, is in
England and I expect he will shortly ask for an interview with
you on this matter. I do hope you will not think that I have
give him some advice and assistance in making contact with the
right people in Cambridge, I should be most deeply grateful. You
will, I think, find him rather shy and reserved but he is, as
the Americans put it, a highly efficient executive.
5* The Arab side of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
is a most interesting
part of the world, and a very great change from India v/here I
have been for the past fifteen years. Everywhere there is talk
of oil and though these are still early days, we may see tremen
dous development in the next ten years.
6. I apologise for worrying you with this matter but T feel
it would be a great thing if we could get first class Cambridge
men into this .American oil company.
made an intolerable nuisance of myself, but if you could possibly
Yours sincerely ,
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The file 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 concerning how to improve the Indian trade in the Gulf and how to increase it to the detriment of the Japanese trade, providing that India can supply similar goods at competitive prices.
The file contains information on the cost of Indian workforce in Bahrain and Qatar, which is gathered from the following correspondents: the Eastern Bank Limited; Petroleum Concessions LTD; Mesopotamia Persia Corporation; Gray, Mackenzie & Company Limited; Imperial Airways; the Government of Bahrain; the American Mission Hospital; Cable and Wireless Limited; the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Ruler of Qatar.
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- 1 file (64 folios)
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The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end, on folios 57-65. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.
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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 66; 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 foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-47; these numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, but they are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/344
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- 'File 9/3 Indian business interests in Bahrain and the Gulf'
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- 23r:24v
- Author
- Weightman, Hugh
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