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'File 10/1 VI Bahrain Oil Concession' [‎28r] (70/468)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (231 folios). It was created in 1 Dec 1933-19 Feb 1934. 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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THE BABRAIN PETROLJUUM GOIiftANY LIMITED.
Bahrain island, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Novr. 29, 1933.
The Financial Adviser,
Government of Bahrain,
Bahrain.
Dear Sir:
I am enclosing a very rough sketch of the Bahrain -
Sitra channel showing the point at which we propose to
put in the fill and also a profile across the channel
at this point showing the depth and distance it will be
necessary to fill.
You will note that the 20 foot opening will be left
in the very deepest part. This opening will be spanned
by a draw Bridge which can be opened at any time to
allow the passage of boats.
We made several profiles across the channel in
various places, some of which ran up to as much as
1200 feet in length, which would make a very expensive
fill. The shortest distance is onlv about 500'feet
but the water was too much deep at that point to con
sider filling.
Mr. Boone, for convenience, has used meters in
figurine the depth and distance on the profile. For
your information, 1 meter is 3.28 feet, thus the length
of the fill will be 721.6 feet and the average denth
will be 4.26 feet.
T 7ill you please advise as soon as possible if it is
satisfactory to fill and bridge the channel at the
proposed point?
Yours very truly,
Si/ E. a. Skinner,
Chief Local Representative,
The Bahrain Petroleum Company Ltd.

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The volume contains 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 Dalrymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited on the acquisition of land on Sitra Island, under the prospecting license for the purpose of ships anchorage, on a refinery to be built on Bahrain Island, and on the employment of United States' personnel in Bahrain.

There are several maps in the volume:

  • Sketch Map of Sitra Island and Sitra Channel, off the coast of the Bahrain Island (f. 15);
  • 'Sketch "D" Layout of Ships Anchorage' (f. 72);
  • 'Sketch "E" Channel Marking Buoys' (f. 73);
  • blue print of 'Area to be Reserved for Permanent Camp' (f. 138);
  • blue print of 'SUBMARINE LINE TERMINAL' (f. 157).

The volume also includes: crew list of people on board the Standard Oil of California's tank ship El Secundo , sailed from San Pedro, California, to Bahrain. (folios 149-151) and newspaper cuttings about the discovery of oil in the Gulf. There are letters in Arabic to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Issa Al-Khalifah.

There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 206-220).

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1 volume (231 folios)
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The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 206-220). 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 main foliation is encircled in pencil at the top of each folio. The numbering begins on the first page of writing, on number 1, then it carries on until 71, 71A, 72, and it runs through to 225, which is the last number given, on the back cover of the volume. There are also two incomplete foliation sequences.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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