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'File 10/1 XI Bahrain Oil Concession' [116r] (248/494)
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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Three copies of this letter are being sent you and the Company
retiuest that one copy be forwarded to His Excellency Shaikh sir Hamad
bin Isa al Khalifah, C. T. 3., C. S. I. Both the actual physical
operation at the Terminal and the proposed method of figuring the
tonnage of oil to be deducted from the royalty account have been dis
cussed with Mr. Belgrave and Mr. Steele and it is thought that they
are quite familiar with them. If there is anything which is not
entirely clear to you or to them, the Company will be pleased to explain
them further at any time.
A letter similar to this will be sent to the
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.
by
Mr. Ballantyne.
Yours very truly,
J. JI<--rrtJSSELL,
Chief Local Representative,
THE BAHREIN PETROLEUM COMPANY, LIMITED
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- Content
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).
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Physical characteristics
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'. .
- Written in
- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/398
- Title
- 'File 10/1 XI Bahrain Oil Concession'
- Pages
- 24r:26r, 58r, 79r, 110r, 112r, 114r:116r, 126r:127r, 169r:171r
- Author
- Russell, John Morris
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