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'File 10/6 BAPCO Abstract of Accounts (and Oil Gauging)'
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/424
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/2/424
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'File 10/6 BAPCO Abstract of Accounts (and Oil Gauging)'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 24 Mar 1945-14 Oct 1950
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Description (What the record is about)
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The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Resident in Bushire and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited on oil royalties, including abstracts of accounts of oil, statements on Royalties due to the Sheikh of Bahrain for the years 1944-1950 and receipts from the Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave. The file includes 'Royalty Tank Charts' (folios 13-17). There is an index at the end of the file (folios 151-160). There are various gaps in the numbering, because the following folios have been removed to file (Confidential files: 10/6 A) IOR/R/15/2/425: folios 63-82, folio 85, folio 88; and folios 91-108.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the file (folios 151-160). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the file; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file (122 folios)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- The foliation is written in pencil (later ink) in the top right corner. The numbering begins with the first page of writing, on number 1, and ends on 161, on the inside of the back cover of the file. There are various gaps in the numbering, because the following folios have been removed to file (Confidential files: 10/6 A) IOR/R/15/2/425: folios 63-82, folio 85, folio 88; and folios 91-108.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/74daf6a6-0c56-4a2b-a284-84d4788925d1/
Series information
IOR/R/15/2
Political Agency, Bahrain
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/R
India Office Records transferred later through official channels
Within the sub-fonds: IOR/R/15
Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
Within the series: IOR/R/15/2
Political Agency, Bahrain
Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/2/139-916
Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
Within the sub-sub-series: IOR/R/15/2/388-460
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'File 10/6 BAPCO Abstract of Accounts (and Oil Gauging)'