'File 39/2 (1 B/8) Effect of abrogation of APOC concession by Persian Government on oil market in Bahrain'

Content

The file contains a letter from the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain and a letter from Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC), regarding the situation in Bahrain after the dispute between Britain and Persia, due to the cancellation of the 1901 D'Arcy Concession (see IOR/R/15/1/636).

The file also includes extracts from previous correspondence, reports and leaflets from APOC, and a copy of the 1933 agreement between the Imperial Government of Persia and APOC, in French and English.

The file also includes copies of newspaper articles on the subject, from The Times .

Extent and format

1 file (38 folios)

Arrangement

The papers in the file are roughly arranged in chronological order.

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 40; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-39; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Written in

English and French in Latin 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/15/2/873

Former external reference(s)

Confidential files: 39/2 1 B/8

History of this record

Date(s)

5 Dec 1932-15 May 1933 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Concessions, Oil, Kuwait-Nejd Neutral ZoneD'Arcy Concession, 1901

Places

Persia

People & organisations

Adviser to the Government of BahrainThe Times, British newspaperAnglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited

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