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'File 10/1 IV Bahrain Oil Concession' [72r] (158/476)
The record is made up of 1 volume (238 folios). It was created in 31 Jul 1933-4 Oct 1933. 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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Holmes* s dismissal, to indicate to the
Company the circumstances in which he had
oeen appoints a; the fact that the basis
of discussion had at the time been that
the Chief Local Representative should be
persona grata to H.M.G. as well as to the
Company, in the Interests of both parties.;,
to add that the latest developments made
it impossible for H.M.G. any longer to
regard him as a satisfactory channel of
communication or a satisfactory incumbent
of the post; and to suggest that the only
satisfactory solution in their view in the
interests both of the Company and of h .M.G»
would be that he should now be replaced.
In the event of the Company responding,
H.M.G. on their part would be prepared to
release the Company from their obligation
to retain Major Holmes under the terms of
Condition c. ^ y ^
0\A CMA-utV (A -
5. It was further agreed that if and
when approval was obtained to action on
these lines it would be well that 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.
/should see Mr# Baiiantyne
informally ana indicate to him the course
of action which H.M.G. had In mind,
emphasising that this was not an indication
of hostility towards the Company, but that
the course proposed was one which appeared
to be in the best Interests of both
parties and, (ii the conversation
jast-u-ied this) that would not be
iound difficult in regard to the
replacement of Major, Holmes and might be
prepared to consider as a special case
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- Content
The volume mainly contains correspondence, telegrams and notes of meetings 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 Secretary of State for India, the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Darlymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the Bahrain Oil Concession. The volume also contains correspondence and notes of meetings on the aquisitition of oil rights over an additional area, including the territorial waters of the Bahrain Islands. There are also letters in Arabic to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Issa Al-Khalifah, and confidential correspondence regarding the resignation of Major Holmes from Chief Local Representative of BAPCO, and the translation of a speech read in his honour by Ali bin Hussein (folios 201-203). Some of the documents in the volume are marked as confidential. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 217-227).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (238 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 217-227). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number in ink crayon or pencil, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The main foliation sequence is circled in pencil, at the top of each folio. It begins on the first page of writing, on number 2, and runs through to 233, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/391
- Title
- 'File 10/1 IV Bahrain Oil Concession'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:v-v, 2r:14v, 16r:18v, 19v:26v, 27v:40v, 41v:50v, 51v:53v, 54v, 55v:96v, 100v:108v, 109v, 111v:114v, 116r:121v, 122v:127v, 128v:130v, 131v:171v, 172v, 175v, 177v, 179v:183v, 184v:192v, 193v:199v, 200v:210v, 211v:212v, 213v:232v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence