'File 10/1 XI Bahrain Oil Concession' [‎114r] (244/494)

THE BAHREIN PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED
Bahrein Island, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
No» PA-1' :
February 11, 1935
His Britannic Majesty's 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. ,
Bahrein.
Dear Sir:
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With their letter PA-160 of January 13, 1935, Uie Baiarein
pg-fj^oOompany Limited, sent you a char^ ano. explanation illustrating
land describing the Company's facilities on Sitrah Island and methods to
be used in measuring and shipping oii• This, i is hopou., nd.~ - pp
I any information desired for an understanding of the oil-measurement
problem.
' Ihere still remains to be discussed, however, one other operation
that may occasionally be required, namely, the procedure o - ioliO..-eu,
and the disposition of oil with which the sea loading line is ordinarily
to be kept filled, when ships must discharge ballast water asno -e,
1 j\_s now contemplated, this operation will probably rarely be
ssary. Obviously, after a ship will have pumped ballast ashore througa
the sea loading line the line will be left filled with water Thicn .
be taken back aboard when the vessel is loaded with oil; ience Here vu. .
be no advantage in discharging ballast unless there may be
the ship's tanks than the capacity of the sea line - abou - - •.
It is believed that in the majority of cases vessels will be aole_ o -e^c .
the anchorage with little or no more than that, amoan- aoo^-.. -
not always be possible, however, and when it is d^sc u-g
excess to the shore will probably req. -•
| The procedure of pumping ballast water through the sea loading line
and the MlSst line to the Mlge uater tank at the termxnal by meane of
the ships' pumps is a simple one and the only PO\ n \,^ e£ ,f; a
consideration is disposition of the oil with ,to«b
oases, .,113 he filled. This oil Kill have been measures ^ 01
oil tanks and royalty thereon due • is ' ^ * v. deducted
if returned to these tanks the amount of oil so returned must be ae.uo e_
from the current royalty accoun .
| Ihe proeedure whieh the Oompany propose to folio,, may be briefly
outlined as follows:
I As ballast water is pimped through we ttou^the^Iroulat-
^ that P -tieular ahlp.ent.
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