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'File 10/7 [10/1 A I] BAPCO: oil shipments'

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/426

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Reference
IOR/R/15/2/426
Title
'File 10/7 [10/1 A I] BAPCO: oil shipments'
Date
24 Mar 1945-2 Jul 1949
Description

The file contains correspondence between the Political Resident at Bushire, the Political Agent at Bahrain, the British Ministry of Fuel and Power, Bahrain Petroleum Limited (BAPCO), transmitting monthly reports, including data and tonnage on shipment of oil from Bahrain and petroleum product exports for the years 1945-1949, and refinery operations from 1946. The reference number 10/1 A I on the cover is crossed and the file was then renumbered as 10/7. Some of the documents in the volume are marked as confidential. There is an index at the end of the file (folios 283-300).

Arrangement

The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the file (folios 283-300). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the file.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 file (294 folios)
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Physical condition
The foliation starts at the front cover and continues through to the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil and can generally be found in either the top left or right. Some folios have been paginated rather than foliated. The foliation runs from 1-301 with the following anomalies: 10A and 10B; 16A and 16B; 24A and 24B; 33A and 33B; 66A and 66B; 132A and 132B; 152A and 152B; 197A and 197B; 218A and 218B; 227A and 227B; 244A and 244B; 248A and 248B; 253A and 253B; 268A and 268B; 274A, 274B and 274C; 275A and 275B and the omission of ff. 2-6; ff. 20-22; ff. 44-55; ff. 56-57.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/0976890c-47fc-4ff0-b7cc-4f991adeeff2/

Series information

IOR/R/15/2

Political Agency, Bahrain

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'File 10/7 [10/1 A I] BAPCO: oil shipments'