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'File No: 10/1 (Vol: I). Oils & Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession' [45r] (102/504)
The record is made up of 1 volume (239 folios). It was created in 21 Mar 1932-25 Jan 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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•t 2. 20th. June 1932.
sir,
1
With reference to your lett er,£lo. 93035/32 of June
11th, on the suoject of the Bahrain oil concession, I am
directed by the Secretary for Mines to offer the following
observations for the information of Secretary Sir Philip
Gunliffe-Lister:,
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(1) It will be recalled that under the terms of the
\greensnt, a prospecting licence could be granted over
"areas to be selected by the Company with the approval of
the Shaikh"» 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 his despatch of
J ily 22nd, 1931, said that the Shaikh had approved the
grant of a licence and that he '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.
} had
authorised the execution of an Agreement granting the licence,-!,
copy of -rhich /ould be forwarded in due course. As no copy
of this '.greeiaent -appe irs to have been received, the
■
Petroleum Department nre not aware of what area is covered 1
by the prospecting licence and would be glad if the Political I
? ; esid'int fcould be requested to furnish a copy without delai r •
i
(2) The terrris of the stern and General SyndicateVs
conce~sioc of December 2nd,1^25, are in several respects j|
unsatisfactory, and Clause IX of the second Schedule is
an example of one of the unsatisfactory features. It is
di'fficult at this sta^e to suggest a wholesale revision cf
the Agreement, but it is considered that some improvement :
could be effected and possibly one or two points covered,
either during the revision of thia^Cla ae, or /hen the lease
is f inally drawn up. i,
(3) ...
fnder Secretary of State,
Colonial Office,
Downing Street, i
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The volume contains telegrams and correspondence exchanged between Major Frank Holmes, Chief Local Representative of the Bahrein Petroleum Company Limited, the Colonial Office, 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 and 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. Most correspondence is about the negotiations for the extension of the 1925 Prospecting License agreement in Bahrain, granted from 2 December 1932.
The volume also contains: some letters in Arabic from and to the Sheikh of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Issa Al-Khalifah; confidential correspondence regarding the employment of Major Holmes; copies of letters and telegrams on tests and operations made on the oil wells at Jabel Dukhan; and a draft copy of the Oil Agreement (folios 226-229).
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- 1 volume (239 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in this volume are arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
There are two foliation sequences. The most complete sequence is encircled, in pencil, at the top of each folio. It begins on the second folio, on number 1, then it continues with 2, 2a, 3, and runs through to 236, which is the last number given, on the back cover of the volume. Another sequence, which is incomplete, is written in pencil, in the top right corner.
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- Title
- 'File No: 10/1 (Vol: I). Oils & Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:2v, 2ar:2av, 4v:5v, 7v, 9v, 11v:13v, 15v:17v, 18v, 18v:20v, 26v, 27v:30v, 33v:42v, 43v:57r, 57r:57v, 57v:76v, 77v:84v, 88v:89v, 91v:97v, 98v:101v, 103v:112r, 112r:112v, 112v:120v, 122v:123v, 124v:129v, 130v:131v, 133v:134v, 139v:142v, 143v, 143ar:143av, 144r:146v, 147v:149v, 150v, 152r:152v, 153v, 154v, 154v:156v, 157v:159r, 159r:159v, 159v:160v, 161v:164r, 164r:164v, 164v, 165v:172v, 174v:177v, 178ar:178av, 179v, 181r:181v, 182v, 184v:189v, 195v:196v, 198v:204v, 206v:209v, 210v:212v, 213v, 215v:222v, 224v:225v, 229v:230r, 230r:235v, back-i
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