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'File 10/1 XI Bahrain Oil Concession' [‎61r] (136/494)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (245 folios). It was created in 24 Dec 1934-8 May 1935. 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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circulating line.
7. Sea loading line, size 12", extending from the
■oump house to the Sitrah tanker ancaorage, througl
which oil is delivered to the ships, ana through
which ships' ballast water may be pumped ashore
if necessary.
Thprp is also a 2" water drainage line leading
from the control house and pump house to the
sumps.
Tank Connections
The manner by which lines 1, 2 ^ d 3 to ahove^
aiLTarirtte t u'v®p- h left + hLd comer of the accompanying chart.
from the ta|.
is fitted with a gate valve between the tank and^this J T ° e l6 !.
and a second gate valve on uhe th xine has such
line has a gate valve near the tank, while tae 6 line ua»
a valwe near its junction with the b M-i.'
Short 1" lines, fitted with valves and chscU^valWB,
passing the large gate valves^in > hen tlle large
as a relief for expansioii m the lar^e
valves are closed.
The 8" drain line is not connected directly °^h a
tanks. For water drainage purpose^a t0 a concrete
gate valve of the same ^size^ ^ J ; str eam. From each
box to permit observation ox of.% '■ L ,' ^ r ^ r , fp- ne 4" line
observation box the 8" line leads to + the sump. of the
referred to is, in each case, f at ^ - 00 iiit of connection,
tank, being turned to a vertical posiu- <■ .
Pumps
Four centrifugal pumps, in series^draw the 01^ ^ the 12"
of the tanks via the 16" suction line a.ia a..-iv^ oil
sea loading line. Between ^^cSed S t^e Slrt.
goes through a heat excnanger, ao ind„ -< -
When oil or water are returned . 108
sea line, it will ordinarily oe ^one -o ^.-. :f . oi . this p ur p 0S e
pumps, and the land pumps will below,
except possibly in emergencies as menticnoa .

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The volume contains minutes of meetings at Office of the Secretary of State for India in London, and 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. in 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. in Bushire, the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Darlymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the Mining Lease and on personnel, infrastructures and facilities of the BAPCO's terminal on Sitra Island.

The volume incluses:

  • mining cease contract signed by the Sheikh of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Issa Al-Khalifah on 29 December 1934 (f. 30);
  • technical drawing of 'Diagram of SITRA TERMINAL TANK LINK-UP' (ff. 58-66A);
  • 'Abstracts of accounts of oil measured during 1934';
  • 'Statement on Royalty due to the Sheikh of Bahrain for the year 1934' (ff. 169-171).

There are letters in Arabic, to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain.

There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 218-234).

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1 volume (245 folios)
Arrangement

The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 218-234). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.

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The foliation starts on the first page with writing (5th folio) and ends on the last. Numbering is encircled, in pencil in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. .

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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