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'File 19/163 II (C 77) Nejd-Bahrain Relations' [145r] (304/444)
The record is made up of 1 volume (207 folios). It was created in 3 Mar 1932-30 Dec 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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. Tini i tlcal Agent in 1909 that the Shaikh of Bahrain
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tool!: in those days a tax from all hoats which collectea
turtle shell on Lahainat al Aliya and. Lahaniat al Safliya,
as the two islands were then known. (I will look up
on my tetum to Bushire the papers quoted).
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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.
, Bahrain, points out that
from the oil aspect the possession of shoals in the
vicinity of Bahrain may he extremely important and writes
as follows;
•from information which I have now received, this
apparently minor matter of the Bainain (Libaina al Saghir
and Libaina al Khahir) is likely to become part of a very
muoh more important question. I gather that there is
likely to he rapid technical advance in oil exploitation
in shoal waters in the near future (made possible hy
improved geophysical methods of exploration) and the
California Company intend to he in the van. The two
offsprings in the Gulf, the California Arabian Standard
Oil Company and the Bahrain Petroleum Company, are pre
paring for shoal water exploration to a distance of saw
eral miles from the Coast, including iro-s is j.ar
Hennle and Bu Athama shoals.*
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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.
, Bahrain,
continues:
"Meanwhile the Bahrain Petroleum Company are anxious to
go ahead at once with triangulating the additional rea,
prior to the conclusion of the new lease. It so ha .jpans
that they have an expert survey party available very shortly
(the party that was on the Saudi Arabia - Iraq Dojndary
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This file contains correspondence regarding relations between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
The topics discussed in the file include the signing of a Treaty of Extradition between the Government of Bahrain and the Government of Hejaz-Nejd, a visit made by Amir Saud to Bahrain, visits made by Ibn Saud to Kuwait and Bahrain and territorial issues between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia related to a number of islands between their coasts. The activities of the Bahrain Petroleum Company and the Californian Arabian Standard Oil Company are also discussed.
Two maps of Bahrain and its vicinity are contained on folio 156b and folio 157b. The maps contain information related to oil deposits and facilities.
A bi-lingual (Arabic and English) copy of the Treaty of Extradition between the Government of Bahrain and the Government of Hejaz-Nejd is contained on folios 6-9.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (207 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of topics contained in the file is contained on folio 2a. The index utilises the uncircled foliation system.
- Physical characteristics
A bound correspondence volume. The main foliation sequence commences at the titlepage and terminates at the 5th sheet from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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 second foliation sequence runs between f 3 and f 193; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
A set of index numbers corresponding with the index at the back run through the volume; these numbers are written in red crayon and are circled. Foliation errors: 2A and 2B; 156A and 156B; 157A and 157B; 164A and 164B.
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- 'File 19/163 II (C 77) Nejd-Bahrain Relations'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:1v, 2ar:2bv, 3r:3v, 7v:35v, 36v:96v, 96ar:96av, 97r:155v, 156ar:156av, 157ar:157av, 158r:158v, 159v:163v, 164ar:164bv, 165r:207v, iii-r:vi-v, back-i
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