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Coll 30/174(1) 'Bahrein Oil: Monthly returns of royalties.' [‎6v] (17/982)

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The record is made up of 1 file (487 folios). It was created in 15 Jun 1936-27 Jan 1939. 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 file contains monthly royalty delivery tickets issued by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), for the period June 1936 to December 1938 inclusive. The tickets give figures for net tons of crude oil delivered to the BAPCO refinery, on which royalty was paid to the Government of Bahrain (referred throughout as Bahrein). The tickets are witnessed by the State Engineer (and Assistant State Engineer) of the Government of Bahrain. The file also contains summaries of oil deliveries upon which gross royalty was accrued, for the period September to December 1938; some BAPCO correspondence relating to the tickets; and covering letters from the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain to the 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. .

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (487 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 489; 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.

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Coll 30/174(1) 'Bahrein Oil: Monthly returns of royalties.' [‎6v] (17/982), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3911, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100071575830.0x000012> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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