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'File 10/1 F Collection of Persian Gulf Light Dues: from Tankers of BAPCO and CASOC'
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/407
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/2/407
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'File 10/1 F Collection of Persian Gulf Light Dues: from Tankers of BAPCO and CASOC'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2 Jun 1934-19 May 1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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The volume contains correspondence between the Government of India, the Political Agent, the Political Resident and Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representatives on the collection of light dues in Bahrain from BAPCO and California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) tank ships and on the question of levying light dues from the BAPCO vessels, to discourage the development of the rival port on the Hasa Coast, in Saudi Arabia. The volume includes documents on the submarine line for shipping oil in Bahrain, from Sitra Island to Khor Kaliya; and a map showing the light buoys in the area surrounding Sitra Island (folio 191). There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 216-229).
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 216-229). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
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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 volume (231 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 in the top right of the recto side of the folios; the sequence 1-11 is written in blue crayon while the remainder (12-229) is written in pencil. Between 204-207 both sides of the folio are numbered. The numbering system starts at the titlepage with 1A; 1B; and carries on until 229, which is the last number given to the last page of writing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a3631887-7b8e-402a-9b0c-2aeda20880a8/
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 10/1 F Collection of Persian Gulf Light Dues: from Tankers of BAPCO and CASOC'