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'File 10/1 G BAPCO labour' [‎124r] (251/586)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (293 folios). It was created in 2 Nov 1938-4 May 1944. 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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GOVERSalENT OP INDIA,
D epartment,
EXPRESS LETTER
[A T .B,—This is an ORIGINAL MESSAGE, sent by post to save telrgravhio
expense and undue wtc of the wires, hut intended to he treated, on
receipt, with the same expedition as if it had heen telegraphed. To
save time aud funnalilies it is worded and siyned as ij it had heen
bo despatched*]
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. ,
Bahrain.
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. ,
Bushire.
C/580. Dated 3rd May 1942. %
in
Reference your Express Letter No.C/422 dated
16th April 1942.
2. Artisan employees of the Bahrain Petroleum Company
are not divided into grades based on their specialised occupations,
but are given pay according to their individual qualifications.
Complete information about artisan employees of the Bahrain Petrol
eum Company is contained in Confidential Exhibit B attached, which
should be read in conjunction with the enclosures to my Printed
Letters Nos. C/303 dated 13th March 1942 and C/477 dated 13th
v
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PoliticalAgent, Bahrain.
mfp—1208 s&p—{m-l723)—4-2-36—200,000«.

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The volume mainly 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 Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in Bushire, the Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and representatives and staff of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the conditions and benefits requested by BAPCO employees, and on a special 'War Allowance' agreed by BAPCO to meet the increased cost of living.

The volume includes correspondence on members of the Afghan royal family refuged in India and seeking for employment in Bahrain (folios 43-46); list of food prices 'prewar price' and 'present price' (folio 68); memorandum on 'The strike situation as on 28 December 1943' (folio 209).

There are some letters in Arabic in the volume. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 270-283).

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1 volume (293 folios)
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The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 271-283). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.

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The main foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner. It begins with the first item of correspondence, on number 2, and runs through to 291, ending on the inside of the back cover. There is another foliation sequence, incomplete.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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