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IOR/R/15/2/1718
- Record Id:
- 040-000230060
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0001c5
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023602687.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1718
- Title:
- File 28/14 II Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Ltd, Bahrain
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence between the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representatives and recruiting agent, the Adviser to the Governement of Bahrain, the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Protector of Emigrants at Bombay on the employment of Bahraini, Persian and Indian labour by BAPCO.
The file includes draft contracts, employment letters and:
- 'Report Annual - Indian Emigration Act - Bombay Presidency - 1937' sent from the Protector of Emigrants at Bombay to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay on 31 October 1938 (on folios 24-28);
- BAPCO staff employees' handbooks (draft booklet on folio 62 and following and booklet in an envelope (see folios 168-197).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000229279
038-000230036
040-000230060 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/963-1823 : Bahrain Agency, English Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/1695-1741 : File 28: Oils and Minerals
IOR/R/15/2/1718 : File 28/14 II Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Ltd, Bahrain - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0025]/038-000230036[0024]/040-000230060
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (366 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0001c5
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1939
- End Date:
- 1944
- Date Range:
- 13 Jan 1939-9 Dec 1944
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file also contains an additional foliation sequence between ff 1-267; this sequence is also written in pencil, but is not circled, and is located in the same position as the main sequence. The additional sequence is interrupted at two points by the following:
- An interupting sequence between f 58 and f 59, which covers an inserted item 'The Artisan and Domestic Employees Handbook'; these numbers are written in ink, and are also located in the same position as the main sequence.
- Another interrupting sequence between f 109 and f 110, which covers an inserted item 'The Bahrain Petroleum Company: Staff Employees Handbook'; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are crossed out, and are again located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Pagination: A pagination sequence runs alongside the main sequence in the index pages at the back of file; these numbers are also written in pencil, are also not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
- Former External References:
- Confidential files: 28/14 II
- Arrangement:
- The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the file (folios 249-275). The notes refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with a reference number in crayon or ink, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)