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'File 10/1 G BAPCO labour' [‎252r] (507/586)

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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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)ated the 28th December, 1043.
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.
Politic-il Resident, lushire.
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Reference my telegram -lo 877 December 2 7tri (
p Number of persons on strike has now Increased to
about six hundred* Included are men from the transport and tan^ield
de.artments.
3^ After (discussion with His Highness and Adviser I
have -preed to Company making known at onc^e the increase in the war
allowance and o i her new benefits with certain reservat ions -.rd i ng
persons on strike. I will inform you of these reservations .'a: L.
4 # Should the strikers not have returned to < ork^ry
the evening of the 30th December ad 1 n vill be ta'en on ^he olst
December to arrest all persons against whom there is any suspicion
that thev are encouraging the men in their recalcitrar attitude.
At the same time the Shaikh proposes to impose force on the strikers
by curtailing their rations.
5 # Up to now tVe refinery continues to function bnt
it is getting increasingly difficult
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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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