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'File 8/8 VI Annual Report for the Year 1947' [‎133r] (265/306)

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The record is made up of 1 file (151 folios). It was created in 6 Jan 1948-8 May 1948. 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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The especity of the (A - B) suticarine pipe line hes
been increased by the looping of the present line C!1
portion on the Bahrein si'ie end other alterations and actoitlone
on the Arhblfcn aide.
The total import of Artbian American Crude oil into
Bahrain during the year totalled net > pit els «.od
an additional 480,net beireli of crude received by tankers
through Slur* Marine terminal# A total of 3€*63df60C net
barrels was received in the Refinery.
(e) Exploration Wcx*
Prilling in the Additional Area has continued end
structure holes to develop geological inforination within the
Additional Arcs vere completed* Six of these holes were
drilled in the Kawar Island and two in the Fasht A1 Jarim area#
The information gathered from this work was reviewed
and a plan fomulcted to continue the work in 1948.
(f) Refinery
Refining operations were at a high rate throughout
the year and crude runs during the year totalled 45,879,431
barrels as compared to 33,989,452 barrels last year. Shipment
of products during the year were as follows*•
Aviation Gasoline
Gnscline
Kerosene
Diesel Oil
Fuel Oil
90,832 barrels
10,625,235
6,632,458 "
7,293,699 "
18,866,848 "
42,509,072 barrels
Shipment of Aviation Gasoline represents 48,709 barrels
of Bahrain stock c^nd 46,123 barrels imported from the U.5.A*
during the year.
In addition to the above shipment the company shipped
43,490 tons of coke produced in previous year’s operations.
The foregoing through-put represented approximately
e 36# increase over 1946 dperations and was accomplished by
the alterations made to the existing equipment and oper^t^or.
on an exceedingly tight shipping programme pending the
completion of adequate shipping tankage at Sitra#
(«) Jtellam
A few major facilities were completed during the year
which consisted of (a) a vacuum unit for preparation of refined
reslduums for Asphalt manufature, (b) a convertor unit for
preparing Air blown Asphalt and (c) a 12*' pipe was looped off
the Bahrain portion of the Arabian - Bahrain Crude Line.
Other minor alterations were aide completed on several
existing plants which were undsr construction in the previous
year*
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1947 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; 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); 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 94-104) 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 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 Al Khalifah; 4. Education; 5. Agriculture; 6. Municipalities; 7. Public Works; 8. Electric Department; 9. Transport Department; 10. Telephone Department; 11. Pearling; 12. Customs; 13. Food Control; 14. Shipping; 15. Post Office; 16. Administration of Justice; 17. Police; 18. Economic; 19. Medical; 20. The Bahrain Petroleum Company; 21. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 22. Cable & Wireless Limited; 23. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 24. Royal Navy; 25. Royal Air Force; 26. American Consulate, Dhahran; 27. Visitors; Local Affairs (unnumbered); 30. Bahrain and Palestine; 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.

Also within the file is correspondence (folios118-119) between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain and that of Kuwait regarding the cost of lighting and heating in Kuwait and Basra.

Folios 149-152 are internal office notes.

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1 file (151 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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