'File 10/1 IV Bahrain Oil Concession' [‎178r] (368/476)

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Bahrein 23rd, April
To
II, B. M. 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. .
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Sir
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I hereby apply for -end on behalf of the Bast em & General
Syndicate Limited for permission to negotiate an Oil Concession
covering the regaining portion of the whole of the 1 ahrein Group of
Islands not alienated, under the Bahrein Concession Agreement of
2-12-1926 and their Territorial Waters.
The Area for which permission to negotiate for is requested
is^that^ portion of the Bahrein Islands and its Territorial Waters
which is not included in the Bahrein Oil Concession Agreementby
which 100,000 acres of the Bahrein Islands was grented to the
He,stern & General Syyndlcate Limited by F. U. Sheikh Hamad bin 3sa
Al-Khallfa Governor of Bahrein on December 2nd 1925.
The total area of the Bahrein Islands including its Terri
tori el Waters is roughly 138,000 seres approximately 309 square
illes.
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e Area granted under the Bahrein Oil Concession Agreement
is 156 square miles. Therefore this request is for permission to
negotiate for the balance of the total area including Territorial
Waters which is 153 square milns equalling 97,920 square acres.
The terms upon which this area is requested are exactly the
same as thdse laid down in the Bahrein Oil Concession Agreement of
Decemher Snd 1925.
Further permission is also requested that the Eastern &
General Syndicate Limited, he allowed to negotiate with H.B. Sheikji
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Ha afd bin Esa Al -Khalifa for permission to develop the deep waters
. 0 / Khor Faylla #ei»-p< i »FHftBS^eH-%e-#eveieft-%"he to the South of
Koharraq and liast of Halat an -Nannas and P.as al Jasra (Essex Point)
t ; the sea and land approaches thereto as a safe hart? our for the
snips engaged for transporting the oil end its products won from
JJe Bahrein Islands. Sole rights to the use of the harbour of
Jnor Kaylla are not asked but preferencial rights, use and facilities
for developing these waters and approaches thereto and preferenclal
to the use of the developed harbour^ and full control over
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