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File 10/1 VIII Bahrain Oil Concession [63br] (153/555)
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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8
empowered to deal direct with the local
authorities and population in Bahrein.
All communications which that official may
desire on behalf of the Company to
address to the Sheikh of Bahrein shall be
made through the British
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 Bahrein. For the firot five yoaro after
the Company starts to operate in Bahrej*ff
or for such lesser period as such Company
may operate in that territory, thek^Chief
Local Representative " shall/fje Major
Frank Holmes, provided thj^ai'rangement
between the Company ajaa Major Holmes
continues to be inutp^uly satisfactory to
them during such fi^e years, or such lesser
period above meja^loned PROVIDED ALSO
that any seroier determination of the
appointiuKit of Major Holmes shall be
subjed/ro the consent of His Majesty's
GojfCTnment, which shall not be unreason-
v r withheld. A reasonable time shall be
allowed for the replacement of the " Chief
Local Representative " in the event of this
post falling vacant.
Article XVII.
AS many of the employees of the Com
pany in Bahrein as is consistent with the
efficient carrying on of the undertaking,
shall at all times be British subjects or
subjects of the Sheikh of Bahrein.
Article 3cVTTT. ^jtt
IN the event of there arising between the
parties to the present lease any dispute or
difference in respect of its interpretation or
the rights or responsibilities of one or the
other of the parties therefrom resulting
such dispute or difference shall be sub
mitted to two arbitrators one of whom shall
be named by each of the parties and to an
Umpire who shall be appointed by the
arbitrators before they proceed to arbitrate.
The decision of the arbitrators or in the
event of the latter disagreeing that of the
Umpire shall be final.
Article
In the event of any disagreement regard
ing the meaning or interpretation of any
thing hereinbefore contained the English
text shall be regarded as correct.
Dated this
1932yt
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- Content
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).
- Extent and format
- 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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- IOR/R/15/2/395
- Title
- File 10/1 VIII Bahrain Oil Concession
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- 55r, 55v, 56ar, 56av, 56br, 56bv, 57ar, 57av, 57br, 57bv, 58ar, 58av, 58br, 58bv, 59r, 59v, 60ar, 60av, 60br, 61ar, 61av, 61br, 61bv, 62ar, 62av, 62br, 62bv, 63ar, 63av, 63br, 63bv, 64r, 64v
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