'File 82/1 III (F 64) Prospecting licenses for Kuwait, Bahrain, Nejd, Trucial Coast and Oman' [146r] (306/651)
The record is made up of 1 file (322 folios). It was created in 28 Nov 1923-9 Sep 1925. 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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is evident tnat the actual boring will not present much difficuCt"
"but it would seem absolutely eFSenti^l that the geologist &
engineer in charge should be persons experienced in the particui"
-ar branch of work.
The sum of money which the G-Sverhment of Bahrain isi
prepared to expend on the project is strictly limited,& the
Grovernment is not prepared to com it itself to heaay expentidure
except ori actual results,but is prepared to guarantee a reasonab^
sum to cover the expenditure involved in sinking,say,the first
two experimental wells. Thereafter an agreement is desi^^i k I hk
payment
whereby pxy*nt would be consequent on actual results i.e.
successful wells sunk.As time is of great importance,it being
desried that work in Bahrain should start not later than the
midle of November^ if possible earlier,the Shaik requests that *
you will desire the company wishing to take up this work to
pu^/up a definite scheme as early as posrible <& as complete as
Possible,to avoid the necessity f<rr correspondance ,so that it
can be accepted,if agreed to,by telegram & no undue delay re
sult.
The scheme must be such that th£ financial commitments of
the Bahrain G-overnment are clearly stated from the outset,it
being quite impossible for the Government to accept any scheme
under which the expenditure would be indefinitely defined.lt is
a-
hQped that your personal knowledge of Shrain & the requirements
A
of the tcrwns in question,will enable you to draw up a definite
.
proposal at a very early date.Should it be absolutely necessary,
to avoid delay,kindly communicate by telegraph,thoush it is
hoped this will not be necessary,
I am Sir,
Yours faithfully
(sd)C.K.Daly Major.
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
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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Department, the Colonial Office and the Secretary of State at 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. in London, 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. at Bushire, the Political Agents at Kuwait and Sharjah, local rulers, and Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives on the negotiations for oil concessions in Kuwait, Bahrain, Nejd [Najd, Jubail, Saudi Arabia], Qatar, Muscat, Oman and Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. against the competitor Eastern and General Syndicate Limited, represented by Major Frank Holmes.
The volume includes the agreement on the oil exploration license in Muscat and Oman, in Arabic and English, signed on 18 May 1925, between Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, and D'Arcy Exploration Company limited (folios 281-296).
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- 1 file (322 folios)
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The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order.
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The main foliation is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The numbering begins with the first item of correspondence, on number 1, and ends with the last folio of writing, on number 314.
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- Title
- 'File 82/1 III (F 64) Prospecting licenses for Kuwait, Bahrain, Nejd, Trucial Coast and Oman'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1r:2v, 3v:8v, 11v:12v, 13v, 16v:22v, 23v:38v, 40v:44v, 45v:47v, 48v:53v, 54v:66v, 67v:68v, 69v:74v, 75v:89v, 90v:92v, 93v, 95v:98v, 100v:104v, 105v:107v, 108v:109v, 110v:117v, 118v:131v, 133v:135v, 137v:146v, 147v:148v, 149v:152v, 153v:172v, 174v:185v, 187v:188v, 190v, 193v:197r, 198r:198v, 203v:209v, 216v:219v, 221v:222v, 223v:224v, 225v, 226v:231v, 232v:242v, 244v:247v, 251v:261v, 263v:269v, 275v:281v, 291r:295r, 296r:314v, v-r:viii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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