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‘File 28/5 III Licenses for export of oil from Bahrain’ [‎back] (1022/1022)

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The record is made up of 1 file (590 folios). It was created in 29 Nov 1941-17 Dec 1942. 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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The file comprises papers relating to requests made by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) for licences to export petroleum products from Bahrain during the Second World War. The principal correspondents in the file are 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 (Major Reginald George Evelin William Alban; Edward Birkbeck Wakefield) and the Chief (or Acting) Chief Local Representative for BAPCO (Milton H Lipp; B Crow; Ward P Anderson). The file is a direct continuation of IOR/R/15/2/679.

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Cancelled requests are either crossed out and marked in handwriting as ‘cancelled’, or marked with blue rubber stamp as ‘cancelled’.

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1 file (590 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 496-510) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 511; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-495; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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‘File 28/5 III Licenses for export of oil from Bahrain’ [‎back] (1022/1022), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/681, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026509988.0x000017> [accessed 30 October 2024]

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