"ملف 8/8 II التقارير الإدارية السنوية لوكالة البحرين" [و‎‎٢‎١‎٧] (٧٢٠/٤٣٣)

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that all oil and watar wall aquipmant and anoillary
plant was to ba ©vacuatad from 4 atar* Its daatination,
originally Basrah, waa eubaaquently changed to India*
The consignaant of aoaa 700 tons waa avantually shipped
out towards the and of Novembar undar arrangements by the
Army authorities*
4. DISPOSAL OF MISCSIXAKISOUS MACHIKSRY ,\KD ^TgRIALS
Closure of the Qatar camp was still delayed by
requests from the Royal Air Poree to purchase a consider*
able quantity of machinery and materials. It was some
time before definite requisitions were available from the
R.A.F. and it was not until mid-December that shipments
totalling some 300 tons were completed*
5. FINAL CLOSURE OF QATAR CAMP
By the SOth of December the Company, after final dis
cussions with the Ruler on the evacuation, reduced the
Qatar camp to a caretaker basis and all British, American
and Indian staff were removed. It is proposed during the
suspension period that a Company representative will visit
Qatar camp monthly, and the Manager will contact the
Ruler as circumstances direct and not less than once in
three months*
4. DISPOSAL Of STAFF
British and American staff were mainly absorbed by
Associated Companies* Indian employees have all been
provided with opportunities to join other oil companies,
and in no ease should experience any difficulty in finding
lucrative posts*
It was necessary, however, to dispense with the
services of Qatari employees consisting of drivers, a few
artisans and two or three hundred labourers* It is
believed that the drivers, artisans and semi-skilled
labourers are already migrating to Sharjah, Kuwait, etc.,
looking for employment. A few educated types directly or
indirectly employed by the Company are engaged in the
highly profitable business of buying and selling in war
time, based on Dubai*
7. CONDITIONS OF 3KRVICS - F&PLQYI^S. ;ATAR &. BAigAJN
(a) Special ^ergency Allowance
With effect from the 1st of March 1948, British
and American employees were granted a special emergency
allowance of £. 10 A par mensem.
From the let of April 1948, s similar type of
allowance was Issued to Indian and local staff* The
rates were fixed in agreement with other local
employers. Up to the end of 1948, it has not become
necessary to ehange the initial scale.
(b) In May 1948, the Company waa Informed that Defanca
Regulation No .8 of 1948 would be applicable to ell
the Company's employees in Qatar and Bahrain who were
British eubjecte or British protected persons. Under
this regulation such employees may not laave the
Company's employment without the consent of the
Political Residant or the Political Agent, Bahrain*
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