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'File 8/8 IV Annual Administration Report for 1945' [93r] (185/280)
The record is made up of 1 file (138 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1946-9 Mar 1946. It was written in English. 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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CONFIDENTIAL
PETROLEUM CONCESSIONS LIMITED
BAHRAIN
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS FOR 1945
GENERAL
War time conditions and their aftermath during 1945
again prevented the Company from obtaining personnel and
equipment with which to carry out geological exploration or
drilling in its concession areas in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Towards the end of the year, however, it became possible
for our condon principals to make some preparations to
wards geological exploration in the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and
hinterland, and for resumption of drilling in Q,atar early
in 1946. These preparations, however, were again un
expectedly handicapped by new Government regulations on
the purchase of essential equipment designed to restrict
transactions as much as possible to the U*K. and the
sterling bloc.
Food supplies for its employees also created a problem
particularly as regards local labour as no reliance could
be placed on Arab Rulers to supply Company employees from
their food quotas at reasonable cost. The problem was
solved in the case of the first geological party by permis
sion being obtained to draw Service rations from the R.A.F.
base at Sharjah.
It is hoped in 1946 and 1947 to carry out the under
mentioned operations, but these must be regarded as pro
visional and subject to the necessary supply of equipment
being forthcoming, as far as can be forecast to date, the
rehabilitation of the Qatar camp in preparation for the
drilling programme should commence at the beginning of
March 1946 according to plan.
PROGRAMME FOR 1946 - 1947
(a) Qatar
(i) Rehabilitation of Qatar camp commencing
March 1946.
(ii) Drilling commencing in the fourth quarter
of 1946.
(iii) Seismic Survey Party, supplied by Contractors,
Seismographic Service Corporation of U.S.A..
will carry out work in Qatar approximately
from October 1946 to December 1946.
(b) Geological Exploration -
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
(i) Geological Surveys
Geological mapping and liaison party
based on Dubai or Sharjah commencing January
1946.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1945 Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , as well as the reports themselves.
The correspondence is 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. and representatives of institutions that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Cable and Wireless Limited; Victoria Memorial Hospital; British Overseas Airways Corporation; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave); Imperial Bank of Iran; and Gray, Mackenzie & Co Limited. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report (folios 98-105) is submitted to the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by the Political Officer at Sharjah. Both final reports are then submitted by 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. at Bahrain to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire.
The final report (folios 111-135), which includes the final version of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report, is made up of numbered sections, as follows: 1. Officers; 2. Bahrain Government Officials; 3. The Al Khalifah Family; 4. Bahrain Police; 5. Agriculture; 6. Municipalities; 7. Public Works; 8. Electricity Department; 9. Telephone Department; 10. Pearl Industry; 11. Customs; 12. Food Control; 13. Shipping; 14. Accidents within Port Limits; 15. Medical (General); 16. The Post Office; 17. Administration of Justice; 18. Education; 19. The Bahrain Petroleum Company; 20. Visits of Foreign Notables; 21. Local Affairs; 22. The Weather; 23. Economic; 24. Cable & Wireless Limited; 25. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 26. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 27. The Royal Air Force; 28. American Consulate; 29. Qatar; 30. Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . Some sections are further divided into parts assigned either a lower case Roman numeral (iv, for example) or a lower case letter of the alphabet (d, for example). Several of these parts also come under a sub-heading.
Folios 137-139 are internal office notes.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'File 8/8 IV Annual Administration Report for 1945'
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- 92r:96v
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- Packer, Ernest Vincent
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