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File 10/14 II Bahrain unallotted area [‎33cr] (87/807)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (391 folios). It was created in 1 Sep 1938-30 Jun 1939. 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 Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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tbu"t f from tha tima negotiations were broken off in 1937, there fcae
bean the least possibility of their securing the whole Unallotted Area.
Jo on© can dany^that H.K.'S first partition proposals coinciced ala»£t
exactly with their own wiebas* Than within a fortnight of Bapco's threat
in ^ay Skliros was ii^iahrain on behalf of F.C.L, y the objection to Holmes
visiting Bahrain was withdrawn, end Holmes himself arrived soon after,
Le liac free access to H»H. and the Sheikhs, and to tell the truth, I
firmly believe that some of the things he then said (as reported to me)
ve bean, do re than anything else, responsible for the statement in
.i.H. *8 memorandum that "he considers Le.pco have reasonable cause to fear
interference if another Oil Co. wene granted a Concession in Bahrain",
iiore recently I have taken Co re to ensure that Bapco t id not steal,a
march on P.C.L. by informing Packer of Thornburg's declared intention
oi approaching the Sheikh again on this subject. Obviously no charge
against us can stand.
6. Then again, if P.C.L. f-il what do they lose? small area,
mostly subra-rine land therefore expensive to develop), admittedly near a
proved oil fild, but never examined by their geologists (and therefore
possessing no ostensible greater attraction than any other comparabxa
area of shallow sea from the Shatt to liuscat^. In comparison with other
new fields for enterprise - e.g. the Basra Vilay t, the Coast from ,atar
to Dhofar (with its back areas), the balance of Saudi ^-jrabia -or »,uich
t. ey are preparing to negotiate, tl^is Balirain area is microscopic|and
except solely as a question of prestige and possible advertisement value
it is difficult to account for the bitter "war" now being waged. It has

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The volume contains minutes of meetings at Office of the Secretary of State for India in London, correspondence and telegrams between 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 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 Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Charles Darlymple Belgrave, and Bahrain Petroleum Limited (BAPCO) representatives on the negotiations for the oil concession over the 'Bahrain additional area', which includes islands, reefs and shoals.

The file contains copies of the 1934 deed of lease (folios 287-296 and 301-311) and of a draft of the supplemental lease of the additional area (folios 331-338).

There are letters in Arabic to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifah.

There are notes at the end of the volume (folios 362-380).

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1 volume (391 folios)
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The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume (folios 362-380). The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the volume.

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The foliation is written in pencil and can be found in the top right. Between 362-384, these numbers are circled. The numbering commences at the front cover with 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E; then 2-32; 33a and 33b; 34-50; 51 is missing or omitted; 52-155; 156A and 156B and it carries on until 384, which is the last number given on the back cover of the volume.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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