'File 10/1 G BAPCO labour' [‎261r] (525/586)

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Bahrfiin Petroleum Company are on strike
Tank /? ield, certain of the fr ans ^ort
transport nnd}fiarbQur ^oerativrs at jit
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increasingly dit f icult t(. the machj
2, Ivlr, Anderson informed me this mor
at which the Adviser \vr s present that I
known immediately the new Benefit Plana
in V k r \llowance with certain reservatj
persons who were at present on strike.
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drafted the notification ad
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of Lhe aforementioned Benefit Plans, &
to by 1 r. Anderson and the Adviser,
cation is attached^ T irni nnTi^.
i have with reluctance agreed to
as I dislike intensely giving in to t;
force to obtain their ends but I feel
those persons who are remaining at the
Benefit Plans &c., any longer secret,
that the special notification with re^
present on strike will have an effect
feeling of elation on their part at ac
3. In the afternoon I -.urn*, to Kaa 1 1
Highness and at my request the Advise]
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like to see the men their Fr
the Adviser and i considered this was
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^itrlkn siti, lion on 28th December 1943.
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a.he position today is th'-t some 600 employees of the
Bahrain Petroleum Company are on strike. The Refinery, the
T'^nk field, certain of the'JTransport/personnel, and the 3ea
Transport and rbour ^perativ(;s at Jitrah are nov ( involved.
The Hefinery has not yet stopped v.ork but it is becoming
increasingly dii ficult t( the machini ry. functioning.
2. I.Ir. Anderson informed me this morning at a meeting
at which the Adviser rrr s present that he desired to make
known immediately the new Benefit Plans and Lhe increases
in V /'ar Allowance with certain reservation;; regarding those
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persons who were at present on strike
<^r l:r. ^nders^n that I ^oi^l adviss^sh incre^ae^itrthe rate
of pa^x5? the low'^r paid^fi^Tbyees andJ^Tagreed to increase
startin^i^jt#rf^r^for r cooli'^f^om le.l/- a day to.F ,1/2/-
ST //i drafted the notification addressed to th- strikers
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\<hich would be issued at the same time as the ^publication
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of "uhe aforementioned Benefit Plans, Ccv.tf .fas agreed
to by 1 r. Anderson and the Adviser. A copy of this notifi
cation is attached^ **.) . "rii < ri»Tr^-.
I have with reluctance agreed to this course of action
as I dislike intensely giving in to people vrho are using
force to obtain their ends but I feel tht it is unfair to
those persons who are remaining at their work to keeo the
Benefit Plans &c., any longer secret, and I also feel
' that the special notification with regard to the persons at
present on strike will have an effect which will offset any
feeling of elation on their part at achieving their ends.
3. In the afternoon I -135*, to Raa'fa and interviewed T 'is
Highness and at my request the Adviser was present. Fis
Highness agreed to our suggestions but added that he would
like to see the men paid for their Friday holiday , y Both
the Adviser and I considered this was reasonable as it ap-
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peare'd to us to be the normal practice th- t^workman should
receive pay for his weekly holiday. I undertook to men
tion the matter to Lr. Anderson immediately after the terml
nation of my interview with uis Highness.
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