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'File 10/1 IV Bahrain Oil Concession' [213r] (438/476)
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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GOVERNMENT OF BAHRAIN
No. Ztg-Ao 0 f 1352
Office of the Adviser to
the Ggvemment, Bahrain. ^^ SfTpIl ARpa ?^
Dated, J/Siany, 11,
Octr. 1, 1933. rV^ 1 ^ -
-1 OCT. 1933
^^mpERSl ^J
From
The Adviser to the Governiuent of Bahrain,
Bahrain.
To
H. B. M*s
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.
,
Bahrain.
Sir,
I have the honour to inform yoar'that I am
instructed by His Excellency Shaikh Hamad to
acknowledge your letter No. C/4C6/l07l-(4) of
24th September 1933 regarding the resignation of
Major Frank Holmes from his post as Chief Local
Representative of the Bahrain Petroleum Company.
2. His Excellency Shaikh Hsmad wishes me to
enquire for how long Mr. E. A. Skinner is to act
as Chief Local Representative.
3. His Excellency also instructs me to^^-^ 37-
request that ,a reply may be sent to his letter
Dated 14th j/Thany 1358.
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Adviser to the Governinent.
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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
- 55r, 122r, 131r, 200r, 213r
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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