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'File 10/1 G BAPCO labour' [‎193r] (389/586)

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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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i« The foilowlng War Allowance Plan, wlalch »liall bo erfective
January 1, 1944 applies to all employees of the Bahrein Petroleum Coiapany
Limited (herelnalter called the ,, Company ,, ) whose salary or wages are paid
in Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , i'iils plan supersedes any prcTlous War Allowance Plans or
practices followed by the Company for these employees.
2. An allowance known as a War Allowance shall be granted y subject
to the conditions of this plan, to each Non-Staff liimployee of the Company
based upon his regular salary and will be determined as follows:
If salary or wages
owance will be:
fall within the brackets given below, the irVar
If Paid on Jonthly
rat® oft
Ks. 40
and under
41
to 50
51
to 62
63
to 87
88
to 112
113
to 137
138
to 162
163
to 187
188
to 212
213
to 237
238
to 262
263
to 287
288
to 312
over 312
If Paid on Dally
rate of:
Rs. 1/8 & under
1/9 to 8/0
2/1 to 2/8
2/9 to 3/8
3/9 to 4/8
4/9 to 6/8
5/9 to 6/8
6/9 to 7/8
7/9 to 8/8
8/9 to 9/8
9/9 to 10/8
10/9 to 11/8
11/9 to 12/8
OTer 12/8
ttar Allowanec
;x r ;aontii;
0*
Rs. 8
10
12
. 15
20
25
30
. 36
40
45
50
55 ^
60
20^ of salary
or wages.
3. The above allowances are on the basis that no free food is
offered the employee by the Company # ttne War Aj,^Qw^nc^ win ha !^_Qf
^ that granted in (1) except that Contract (Domestic) -t-mployees will be
£ paid on the basis of a minimum of Rs. 10 per month.
4. Employees will be granted the War Allowance on tne basis of
their regular wages or salary only, any overtime payments, bonuses or
other allowances being excluded. The calculation of the allowance will
be made on the basis of days worked and will include leave for sickness
and accident, when such leave is approved and paid by the Company, holidays
with pay, travel time, vacation and other approved leaves with pay. No
payment will be made for Holiday without pay or leave without pay regard
less of whether or not approved by the Company.
5. The Company will be the sole Judge in any dispute which may
arise under this plan and its decision shall be final.
6. This plan shall be subject to modification or cancellation
at any time by the Comoany without notice.

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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
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