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File 10/1 VIII Bahrain Oil Concession [102r] (231/555)
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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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.
LONDON, 3. W. 1.
P.2. £
8th May 1934
Dear Mr.Ballantyne,
Many thanks for your letter of the 7th May on the
subject of a permanent Chief Local Representative at Bahrein.
S. As I explained to you, 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.
informed
us recently that the Sheikh had expressed a definite
preference for the appointment of a British subject as Chief
Local Representative and subsequently reported, after personal
discussion of the matter mth His Excellency, that the Sheikh
held to his view, which was shared by the remainder of the
Ruling Family. The Resident, after consultation with 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.
, Bahrein, suggested that in these
circumstances a possible course might be the appointment of a
British subject from some local firm to fill the post and
dicated that in their view Mr.Russell, the Bahrein Manager
^ of the Mesopotamia-Persia Corporation, who are already landing
agents for the Bahrein Petroleum Company Limited, would b e
suitable. Arrangements could as a special case be made xor 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.
to discuss matters direct with the Field
Manager in the event of Mr.Russell's appointment.
3. Apart from the fact that in the opinion of His
Majesty's Government it is desirable, in view of their special
relations with the Sheikh, that the appointment of a Chief
Local Representative or Acting Chief Local Representative
should normally be filled by a British subject, it would
clearly be most undesirable to bring pressure to bear on the
Sheikh in a matter such as this and would have an unfortunate
effect on local public opinion, and His Majesty's Government
trust/
Ballantyne Esq..
Bahrein Petroleum Company Limitea,
IS, Moorgate, E.G.
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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
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1r:1v, 7r:19v, 22r:23v, 25r:29v, 34r:34v, 37r:48v, 50r:52v, 65r:65v, 69r:70v, 71v, 73r:75v, 80r:80v, 81v:83v, 84v:94v, 96r:98v, 101r:104v, 106r:121v, 126r:128v, 129v:154v, 157r:167v, 169r:169v, 171r:175v, 178r:178v, 186r:189v, 192r:195v, 201r:205v, 207v, 210r:210v, 213r:216v, 220r:221v, 223r:227v, 231r:232v, 234r:238v, 239av, 239ar, 240r:241v, 242v:243v, 244v:246v, 248r:259v, v-r:viii-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence