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File 10/1 VIII Bahrain Oil Concession [‎161r] (349/555)

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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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Which Should be exempt from royalty should be "oil required as
fuel for drilling purposes and for pumping to field storage".
This is the basis adopted in ne W regulations recently made in
Trinidad. The Company adhere to the wording of the original
agreement which gives exemption to "oil required for the
customary operations of the Company's installations in the
Sheikh 's territories". We cannot claim that there is
uniformity of practice on this point, and might therefore be
prepared in the course of the negotiations not to press this
point,
Royalty on natural and casinghead gasoline :
The Petroleum Department proposed a royalty of four annas
per 1, 000 cubic feet of natural gas sold, and a royalty of one
anna gallon in respect oi. casingliead gasoline. The Company
include casinghead gasoline with crude oil and propose a
royalty equal to one-sixth of the field price receiyed from
the sale of any natural gas recovered by the Company.
What the Petroleum Department had in mind, in English
currency, was 2d, per 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas and -g-d. a
gallon for casinghead gasoline, but an error was made in
converting these amounts into annas and the rates proposed to the
Company were therefore higher than was intended.
In the Iraq Petroleum Company's Agreement a royalty of
2d. per 1,000 cubic feet has to be paid on natural gas and
"this is the rate levied in Trinidad.
There are some advantages in having a definite rate of
loyalty but the Petroleum Department does not- suggest that, in
a Place like Bahrein, this is likely to be a very important
matter, and here again we might be prepared to give way during
the negotiations.
Casinghead gasoline is a more valuable produce than crude
oil/

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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)
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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.

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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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