Register of legal documents

Content

The volume is a register of legal documents, deposited at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain. Most of the documents are certified copies of the originals. Many of the documents have been stamped as 'cancelled'. Many of the agreements and resolutions involve oil companies, including the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), Petroleum Concessions Ltd, California Texas Oil Company (Caltex), and the Texas Company (China) Ltd.

The types of document include:

• tenancy and lease agreements;
• powers of attorney;
• corporate resolutions;
• partnership agreements;
• certificates of delivery;
• certification of notary publics.

The last 82 folios are blank.

Extent and format

1 volume (198 folios)

Arrangement

The volume is arranged chronologically from the front of the file to the back.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 201; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Pagination: the file has been paginated using a combination of black ink, blue crayon, and pencil.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/2021

History of this record

Date(s)

11 Jan 1950-31 Dec 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

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Register of legal documents, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/2021, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002f4> [accessed 20 April 2024]

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