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File 10/1 VIII Bahrain Oil Concession [‎58br] (136/555)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (270 folios). It was created in 15 Apr 1934-3 Jul 1934. 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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construction and development of the pipe
lines including also all the works specified
in the first paragraph of Article I hereof
and office requirements but not including
the personal requirements of employees
shall enter the said territories free of all
taxes and custom house duties. This
privilege shall continue in force until two
yeai'o aftci 1 the date upon which the Cum-
I'any ohall have declared that oil has been
Pound in commercially exploitable qiianli-
ti ps , or for a term of 10 years whiohovcyu
the longer. .Av
Article V.
THE Sheikh undertakes to give all the
protection in his power to the Company
and to their staff and laborers in any part
of his territory from thefts, highway
robbery, assault, &c. Similarly the Sheikh
undertakes to protect all the property of
the Company and of its employees which
may be exposed to wilful damage or to
possible loss by theft.
If the Company's woik is delated Ivi
such events as are mentioned in tins
Article then the period of such delay xliall
be added to the period for which thy/ lease
is granted, and either (a) to they period
before the expiration of which /he Com
pany shall give the declaration/mentioned
in Articles IX and X, if the/delay occurs
prior to such declaration, in which event
the annual payment of Rp: 10,000 shall be
remitted for the period or the delay or (b)
to the period for whicm the royalty men
tioned in Article Vm shall hold good, if
the delay occury^ subsequently to the
declaration menthmed in Articles IX and X
in which event the fixed rent of lis. 30,000
shall not be /payable in respect of such
delay, or ((Ofto the period for which the
revised rale of royalty, if any, or the
original /royalty shall hold good, if the
delay Occurs after the time at which a
revision is permitted by Article VIII, in
whi/ii event also the fixed rent of Rs. 30,000
not be payable in respect of such
[elay.
Article yf.
FOR the above purposes it is agreed that
the Company in communication with the
Sheikh shall appoint permanent trust
worthy guards under a reliable man of
good family whose pay and that of the
guards shall be provided by the Company
and who shall remain there summer and
winter.

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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams 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 and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the storage tanks calibration for the purpose of calculating the royalties payable to the Sheikh of Bahrain and on the first shipments of oil from Bahrain to Japan and Singapore.

The volume includes a copy of the draft lease contract with notes (folios 55-64), newspaper cuttings on oil in Bahrain and House of Commons' questions on Bahrain (folios 204-205). There are letters in Arabic with English translation, to and from the Sheikh.

There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 248-258).

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1 volume (270 folios)
Arrangement

The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 248-258). 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.

Physical characteristics

The main foliation system starts on the 5th sheet with 1 and finishes with 259, wich is the last number given, on the 5th sheet from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and may be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Foliation anomalies: 56A and 56B; 57A and 57B; 58A and 58B; 60A and 60B; 61A and 61B; 61A and 61B; 63A and 63B.

Foliation omissions: folio 233

A second foliation sequence starts on folio 14 and continues through to folio 247; the numbering for this sequence starts at 13. These numbers are also written in pencil and may be located in the same position as the main sequence.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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