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'Administration Reports for 1947' [17r] (33/128)
The record is made up of 1 file (62 folios). It was created in 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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No. 5 well was completely rigged up and preparations
for spudding were commenced shortly after.
Other well locations were ehosen and preparatory work
was undertaken to ensure that as little time as possible was
spent in bringing the well into operation.
Geophysical Exploration
(a) Seismic Survey
The Independent 1 Prospecting Company continued seismic
work until the end of April and returned at the end of October.
Field work continued progressively towards the end of the year,
(b) Magnetometer and Gravity Meter Survey
The Robert R. Hay Company continued work in Qatar
in April and remained till the end of the month of April
havihg completed geophysical work on part of the structure.
The following gives a summary of the personnel
employed by Petroleum Concessions Limited on the Qatar
Peninsula.
British
106
Muscat!
14
American
17
Omani
7
British Indian
161
1 Iraqi
2
Portuguese
33
Lebanese
1
Swiss
1
Persian
1
iataf'i
2,653
Bahraini
81
Saudi Arabian
2
Kuwaiti
1
Adeni 1
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Cargo received during the year represented
12,320 tons of which 5452 tons were received from the
United Kingdom and 1534 tons from, the United States of America.
22. -CABLE AND TIRELESS LIMITLD
(i) The increase of traffic experienced in 1946 was
maintained throughout the year as shown by the figures below.
The figures exclude traffic in transit for ’ Iraq and Iran.
Figures for aeronautical traffic have been included and the
decline shown in the latter part of the year is due to part
of the traffic temporarily being diverted through the
International Aeradio Limited, Muharraq. the Company have been
unable to provide full services because of the inadequate
poifer supply efrom the State.
Total Messages
Traffic Figures
1945
1946 194? *
Forwarded from Bahrain 31,272
Received from Bahrain 23,494
Transits to or from 51,555
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
1,06,321
36,535
29,299
55,416
1,21,250
48,336
43,329
74,652
1,66,318
Aeronautical traffic for 1947 = 33,469 messages,
(ii) Services .
The short wave marine service was extended from
/ two-half
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The file contains unpublished typescript Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the year 1947, starting with the Report of 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. , Bahrain, followed by Reports for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain (including The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Qatar); the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait; and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat. The Reports cover political developments; oil and oil companies; aviation matters; trade and economic matters; lists of officials; details of local government; Ruling Families; customs; shipping; transport; communications; the administration of justice; medical matters; Royal Navy (RN), Royal Indian Navy (RIN), and Royal Air Force (RAF); notable visitors to the Gulf; meteorological information; slavery and piracy; pearling; date gardens in Kuwait; French and American interests in Muscat; missionary work in Muscat; a report on Gwadur [Gwadar] written 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. , Muscat; and a separate report on Guadur [Gwadar] written by the Administrator there.
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- 1 file (62 folios)
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The Report of 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. , Bahrain appears at the front of the file, followed by the Reports of the various Political Agencies.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 62, the last folio but one before the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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- IOR/R/15/1/721
- Title
- 'Administration Reports for 1947'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:63v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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