'File 28/5 Visits of Tankers and other Ships to Sitrah' [236r] (501/540)
The record is made up of 1 file (258 folios). It was created in 24 Feb 1934-11 Oct 1936. It was written in English and Arabic. 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 correspondence 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. in Bahrain, the Financial Adviser to the Government at Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on shipments of oil and movements of tankers and ships in and out of Sitra terminus.
The file includes crew list for the first trip of the tanker El Segundo , and copies of Marine Delivery Tickets showing the amount of oil shipped from Sitra between 1935 and 1936.
There are documents in Arabic.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (258 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the file are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the file, (folios 238-254). The file notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation starts on the first folio with 1 and continues to 254, which is the last number given to the last folio of the file. The numbering is in pencil in the top centre of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. (1-8), then in the top right corner.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1695
- Title
- 'File 28/5 Visits of Tankers and other Ships to Sitrah'
- Pages
- 122r, 124r, 130r, 137r, 138r, 140r, 150r, 151r, 157r, 170r, 173r, 175r, 181r, 182r, 184r, 186r, 188r, 190r, 193r, 194r, 234r, 236r, 238r
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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