‘Oil concession signed by the Shaikh of Bahrein in favour of the Eastern and General Syndicate on the 2nd December 1925 (as revised up to 12th January 1934).’

Content

Printed copy of the Bahrain (spelt Bahrein throughout) oil concession, signed by Shaikh Hamad bin Shaikh Issa Al Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] and the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited in 1925, with revisions in 1934. The agreement is marked ‘India Office’ in print on the front cover, with the addition in pencil: ‘Last spare copy’. The agreement comprises ten articles, numbered with Roman numerals I-X, and three schedules. Copies of additional materials follow the concession agreement, as follows:

• II. Indenture of 12 June 1930, agreed between Shaikh Ḥamad and the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited;
• III. Indenture of 15 February 1933, agreed between Shaikh Ḥamad and the Bahrain Petroleum Company;
• IV. Resignation of Major Holmes, comprising a letter dated 24 September 1933 from Everard Gastrell, 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. in Bahrain, to Shaikh Ḥamad, confirming the resignation of Major Frank Holmes;
• V. Supplementary Agreement of 21 November 1933, dated 15 January 1934.

Each of the items outlined above are marked alongside their heading with a unique PZ number (listed under Former External References).

Extent and format

1 file (6 folios)

Arrangement

The file papers are divided into parts which are identified with Roman numerals, II to V. The first part (the original concession agreement) is unnumbered.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; 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.

Pagination: The booklet contains an original typed pagination sequence.

Written in

English 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/L/PS/18/B426

Former external reference(s)

Memo B 426 PZ 378/34 PZ 2362/33 PZ 3159/33 PZ 6821/33 PZ 7763/33

History of this record

Date(s)

Aug 1933 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Concessions, Oil, Bahrain

People & organisations

Bahrain Petroleum CompanyKing of BahrainEastern and General Syndicate Limited, oil companyShaikh Ḥamad bin 'Īsá Āl Khalīfah, Hakim of BahrainFrank Holmes

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‘Oil concession signed by the Shaikh of Bahrein in favour of the Eastern and General Syndicate on the 2nd December 1925 (as revised up to 12th January 1934).’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/18/B426, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0003e4> [accessed 23 April 2024]

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