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'File 10/1 G BAPCO labour' [164r] (331/586)
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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t^cp" The Bahrein Petroleum Company Limited
Ito'i
Bahrein Island,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
v
No. C01T-180. 4th Au e ust » 1942.
1; ^ Wakefie 14. Esg.,
His^Britaimlc Majesty's
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.
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Dear Sir,
dated seth 1 !^ 6 f o a ® lai0W J ed Sm e nt your letter No. C/1117
25th ].;av ' lOc'- mo.ir-. ii ln r f i er0nGe to the application dated
o i s>ra t s rtai ° ^ » r
V —5
avvlicant^yo^T 11 ? 11 ^ 8 ^ 11 regard to the points raised "by the
pplicants, repeated here for ready reference, are as follows :
(1) - "Existence of Provident Fund Facilities".
^ £* /
their question was also raised hy these employees in
to meet the increased cos i v?n? a Allowance
Allowance eS ^' the a^uncemlntT^e'war 7 t0
Allowance, was issued April 13th, 1 942, and reads al follows
"With further reference to our letter^dated
February 3rd, 1942, you have now received a
-i i2 e No# 348 " B is sued "by the Company
? he i ?^ ent L o;f ? war allowance as^
rrom April 1, 1942. ^
for the inauguration of
5. n^und; this subject has "been given
very careful consideration "by the Company, who,
however, have come to the decision that in view
of present unsettled conditions it does not
appear to fce an opportune time to initiate such
o+?i? n, ?+ 4 SO a.?oon as conditions "become more
staDie, it is the intention to reconsider the
matter. It is not anticipated that this will
happen until after the cessation of hostilities. M
+4 , J would suggest that the present is not An oTrnoT+'n'np
time for the adoption of a Provident Fund for Eupee Pavro 1 J
employees. it is anticipated that the Company will in the
meantime consider the matter with a view to initiation of such
a plan upon the return of conditions to normal.
I Sjc
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- Content
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).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (293 folios)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
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 View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/408
- Title
- 'File 10/1 G BAPCO labour'
- Pages
- 108r:108v, 115r:119v, 125r:125v, 156r:161v, 164r:168v, 185r:185v, 195r:195v, 213r:213v, 229r:233v, 256r:256v, 263r:263v
- Author
- Anderson, Ward P
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