Author
the
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.
and other British officials
Publication Date
10 Jul 1936-19 May 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
227
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/L/PS/12/3869
Record ID
vdc_100000000648.0x0001b5
Library Location
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.
Date
10 Jul 1936-19 May 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file concerns general matters relating to the operations of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) in Bahrain.
The papers mostly consist of correspondence from the company, with correspondence and minutes produced by the
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.
and other British officials, including 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.
, Bahrain.
The papers include: BAPCO charter and by-laws (folios 199-227); correspondence concerning the measuring of oil for royalty purposes, 'gauging'; BAPCO half yearly abstracts of accounts and statements of royalties due, for the first half of 1936 to the first half of 1947 inclusive; correspondence and memoranda concerning the level of royalties paid to the Shaikh of Bahrain; royalty accounting procedure in connection with handling Arabian crude oil received at Zellaq from the California Arabian Standard Oil Company (folios 122-124); and miscellaneous matters.
The BAPCO charter and by-laws are dated 1930.
The Arabic content of the papers consists of a supplement to the lease between the Shaikh of Bahrain and the company in four folios, with English translation (folios 193-196).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Coll 30/135
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
'DIAGRAMATIC LAYOUT ARABIAN CRUDE DELIVERY VIA ZELLAQ TERMINAL'
2 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/3869, f 119
'DIAGRAMATIC LAYOUT REFINERY AND SITRAH - CRUDE, FUEL, DIESEL & SLOP LINES.'
2 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/3869, f 120
