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'File 10/1 (Vol III). Oils and Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession.' [201r] (422/462)
The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 1 Jul 1933-21 Aug 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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s.No:116.
KiOQ*t anxious t»-.icit ct clgius©
^ the absence of profit to the
•ances" . They a,gain explained
a cash offer by the Company
naively tnat what they wanted wa
for ohe extension of the Prospecting License.
4 * * " " - or " ar(i various points to support ray view that
ther- was no need to add this sentence,as "all the- circum-
covered all the discussions and weighings up of pros
and cons leading to the Shaikh's decision that the extension
of t,.iQ -'respecting License should not be granted. I added
that I would willingly refer their wishes to the P .R who would
in turn refer to the Secretary of State for India (whose draft
r
it was). The thought of further delay decided them to agree
to the original form and await Major Holmes next move. They
added they felt sure Major Holmes knew of their need for cash.
I handed over and explained the A.P.O.C letter (represent
ing the desire to consider negotiations for the remaining area
1
when known) and said that an acknowledgment by the Shaikh would
be passed on by me.
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The volume mainly contains correspondence and telegrams on the renewal of the Bahrain Oil Concession, exchanged 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 in India, the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Darlymple Belgrave, and Major Frank Holmes, Chief Local Representative of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited.
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, with description of the area (folio 190). There are letters in Arabic to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain Hamad Bin Issa Al-Khalifah and confidential correspondence regarding the employment of Major Holmes.
There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 207-217).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (223 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume (ff. 207-217). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
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The foliation starts on the file cover, in pencil in circled numbers, in the centre top of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . The numbering starts with 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B; then it continues with 3-89, 90A, 90B; then 91-99; 99A, 99B and runs through to 217, which is the last number given. An additional inconsistent foliation system in the top right corner starts with 1 on f. 3.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 10/1 (Vol III). Oils and Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1bv, 2r:2v, 2ar:2bv, 3r:8v, 9v, 10v:13v, 14v:56v, 58v:89v, 90ar:90bv, 91r:98v, 99ar:99bv, 100r:102v, 105v:132v, 134v:141v, 143v:172v, 178v:191v, 192v:217v, i-r:v-v, back-i
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