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‘Annex to File 86/2 Bahrain Concession Duplicate’ [‎3r] (5/44)

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The record is made up of 1 file (22 folios). It was created in 12 May 1923. 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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In COIISl-UJiaaKTION of the Rights, Covenants tnd Royalties by Till;
Compciny hereinafter reserved and contained,THS SHEIKH, In exercise of
13 PO !&RQ $ as Ruler and Sovereign of His Dominions,for Himself,Heirs,
Successors and Subjects hereby grants unto THK COMP.tfiY exclusively! •
THE ENTIRE COHCKSSlON of all the Oil,PKTHOLBim, and
Kindred Deposits,whether In a discovered or undiscovered state existing
In that portion of land known as THE BAiR^IN ISLANDS, Situated In the
r^RsiAN wjjt, M&iJi.
THIS GROOP of ISLANDS ( hereinafter called THE COUCiai-
KU TKHRITOFK ) le more particularly shown and delineated on the MAP at-
tached to this -Agreement,and MiftlDSD In RISD Colouration thereon,all the
Islands fonalng Part of TU2 SHEIKH^ Dominions are Included In the
CONCEDED TKlUTOFOf.
TOGKTHKR with the Easements, Rights and Privileges to bB
exercised In connection with the said OIL and Petroleum /ells,and Klndi
red Deposits above-mentioned Including the Surface Rights to erect the
necessary buildings and machinery for the efficient development of the
C0NCES310K hereby granted,
THE TERM for which this Concession Is granted unto THE
COMPANY Is of SKVEHTY CALSHDiR YKiftS (70years). from the Date of the
execution of THESE PR^SEHTS. THE COMPiiftt yielding and paying
a
therefor,the tfees ,Payments, Royalties,Privileges.and -Ughts, ad sub
ject to the provisions herein tfter iinumerated.
For am! on belialf of
Tiij Easiem & U S^Dtt, LiisiM

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The file contains an original copy of the Bahrain oil concession agreement, dated 12 May 1923, agreed between Major Frank Holmes of The Eastern & General Syndicate Limited, and Shaikh Esa bin Ali Al-Khalifa [‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfa]. The concession is typewritten in English, with an Arabic translation added by hand in black ink. Each page of the concession has been stamped ‘For and on behalf of The Eastern & General Syndicate, Limited’ and is signed by Holmes. The last page of text of the concession (folio 20) has also been signed by a witness, Mr W Hendry, of Dumbarton, Scotland. The final page of the agreement (folio 21) is a map of the northern half of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The cover of the file bears the broken remains of a wax seal, inscribed ‘The Eastern Bank Limited, Baghdad’.

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1 file (22 folios)
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Foliation: Foliation is circled in pencil, at the top of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 22. An original foliation system using typewritten numbers at the top and centre of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. , runs from ff 2-20.

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