'File 10/1 (Vol V) Oils and Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession.'
IOR/R/15/2/392
'File 10/1 (Vol V) Oils and Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession.' [120r] (255/592)View item
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The record is made up of 1 volume (294 folios). It was created in 5 Oct 1933-26 Nov 1933. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the 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.
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The volume mainly contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire, the Secretary of State for India, the Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Darlymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the Bahrain Oil Concession, on a refinery to be built on Bahrain Island, and on the affairs of the Bahrain Petroleum Company. The volume also contains correspondence on the resignation of Major Frank Holmes from Chief Local Representative of BAPCO, who was replaced by E. A. Skinner. There are also letters in Arabic to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Issa Al-Khalifah. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 272-282).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (294 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 272-282). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number in ink crayon or pencil, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The main foliation is written in pencil, encircled and can be found in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The numbering starts at the first page of writing, then 69, 70a, 70b, and carries on until 282, which is the last number given on the last page of writing (6th folio from the back of the volume). There is also another foliation system, which is inconsistent.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
- Type
- Archival file
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- 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
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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/2/392
- Former external reference(s)
- Confidential files: 10/1 V
- Date(s)
- 5 Oct 1933-26 Nov 1933 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Adviser to the Government of BahrainBahrain Petroleum CompanyBahrain Political Agency, Confidential OfficeSecretary of State for India and Burma, United KingdomSecretary of State for India, United KingdomKing of BahrainBahrain Political AgencyShaikh Hakim of Bahrain Ḥamad bin 'Īsá Āl KhalīfahShaikh Hakim of Bahrain Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl KhalīfahKing of Saudi Arabia Sa'ūd bin 'Abd al-'Azīz Āl Sa'ūd
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- IOR/R/15/2/392
- Title
- 'File 10/1 (Vol V) Oils and Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession.'
- Pages
- 9r:10v, 101r:101v, 203r:203v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/392
- Title
- 'File 10/1 (Vol V) Oils and Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession.'
- Pages
- 13r:13v, 24r:24v, 46r:46v, 50r:51v, 54r:54v, 180r:181v
- Author
- Ballantyne, Hamilton R
- Usage terms
- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/392
- Title
- 'File 10/1 (Vol V) Oils and Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession.'
- Pages
- 31r:31v, 74r:74v, 115r:115v, 123r:124v, 133r:134v, 136r:137v, 140r:141v, 145r:147v, 182r:182v, 190r:190v, 199r:201v204r:204v, 212r:212v
- Author
- Skinner, Edward Allen
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/392
- Title
- 'File 10/1 (Vol V) Oils and Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession.'
- Pages
- 89r:89v, 99r:100v, 107r:107v, 191r:191v, 271r:271v
- Author
- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá,
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/392
- Title
- 'File 10/1 (Vol V) Oils and Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession.'
- Pages
- 205r:207r
- Author
- Unknown
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/392
- Title
- 'File 10/1 (Vol V) Oils and Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:v-v, 1r:8v, 11r:12v, 14r:23v, 25r:30v, 32r:45v, 47r:49v, 52r:53v, 55r:69v, 70ar:70bv, 71r:73v, 75r:88v, 90r:98v, 102r:105v, 105ar:105av, 106r:106v, 108r:114v, 116r:119v, 122r:122v, 125r:127v, 128v, 128r, 129r:132v, 135r:135v, 138r:139v, 142r:144v, 148r:179v, 183r:189v, 192r:202v, 204r:204v, 207v:211v, 213r:270v, 272r:286v, vi-r:vi-v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence