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Pol Ext 6494/49 'Deportation of Pakistani employees from Aramco' [‎20r] (40/85)

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The record is made up of 1 file (40 folios). It was created in 9 Mar 1949-20 May 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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Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
T'emorandum No. PAXIS’T/l•
^ated February 27th 1949,
r.J. ao Pherson,
Vice President,
Arc-bian American Oil Ooripany,
Ohahran, Saudi Arabia.
Dear Sir,
V,e are glad to inform you that we, th^ Pakistani
Krrployeee hare formed our Union with the name of
"PAKISTANI EMPLOYES ARAMCO".
The undormentior.ed six representatives with
one President have been selected with the main purpose
of forming a link between the Employer and the Employees
Dnahran:- i. V.r. Ghayur Khairat Hussain No 32838
- President.
2. >'r. A. P. Luther
3. Mr. •hizaffar Hussain.
Pas Tariura: - 1. Mr. ”unir-ud-Djn.
2. Mr. M. A. Sultan Malik.
Abqaiqj-
? ! r. P.ashid Akivtar.
Tlirough o^ir Nnion, we demand the bare necessities
of life that we have been demanded again and again by
individuals and for which they have been sent back every
now and then.
They are:-
-L. 2nd c±ase furnished accommodation for all.
2. Transport for the employees living more than
a furlong away from the office.
3* Free messiiig, run by our selected supervisors.
4. Overseas Allowance
(a) 50>o of the pay to the employee getting
up to 3.N. 800/— ). in,
(b) 40/£ of the pay to the employee getting
up to 9.R. 400/-p.:*«
(c) 20 a. of the pay to the emx>loyee getting
S.R. 426/-p.n. and above
o. Boycott of Indian Ghrietian Staff from the
Arab Hospitals
e. Regular "Snrl class" transport oervice between
®~i three stations i.e. Dhaiiran, Pas
Tanura and Abqaiq, and from Saudi Arabia to
Bahrain and vice versa.
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This file contains papers relating to the deportation of Pakistani workers from the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO). The employees numbered around 60 persons were suspected of being members of Pakistani communist groups. The file includes the list of demands sent to ARAMCO management, which includes information about the union the workers had formed. The names and political activities of the most prominent members of the deported workers are listed. Aside from names the list also includes allegations of mutiny in the Royal Indian Navy in 1928, and the alleged role of these individuals in the attempted assassination of the Governor or Punjab.

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Pol Ext 6494/49 'Deportation of Pakistani employees from Aramco' [‎20r] (40/85), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/1386, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100054608709.0x000029> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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