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'File 10/1 IX Bahrain Oil Concession' [67r] (145/522)
The record is made up of 1 volume (261 folios). It was created in 9 Jul 1934-25 Oct 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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CONFIDENTIAL .
INDIA OEPICE .
P.Z.4718/34.
Note of with to. Ballantyne on
to, Ballantyne called by appointment to discuss
the question of minimum royalty and the outstanding points
in connection with the draft Mining Lease.
Lowc.l xfel At the outset of the conversation
he saiu that the Company had further considered, in the
light of the discussion with to. Starling and myself on the
uH2th July, trie possioility of their giving tiny unaertaking
cibout loctil refinlne.. Tney had very regretfully come to
the conclusion that this was out of the question. They haa
every intention of refining locally; out for the reasons
they had already given they saw great difficulty in giving
any undertaking, whether to H.M.G. or to the sheikh,
to. Ballantyne indicated that he would write to this effect
ana that he would endeavour to state the Company's case in
some little detail. (He subsequently rang up to say that he
would much prefer not to write. I replied, however, that
rje coula not regard the reasons given by the Company for
falling to agree to local refining as satisfactory,
Particularly ir^vigf of their explanation that they would
liiiost certainly/; that we could not on the facts before us
advise the Sheikn to accept their explanation, and that it
uld De pi eferable that the Company should express
themselves in writing, if they did not do so it would be
necessary for us to raise the matter in writing with them.
He agreed in these circumstances that it would be better to
Hake a written communication). 4sked whether there was any
possibility/
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The volume contains minutes of meetings at Office of the Secretary of State for India in London, and 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, the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the draft Mining Lease contract between the Sheikh of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Issa Al-Khalifah and BAPCO (draft on folios 161-168).
There are also letters in Arabic to and from the Sheikh. There is a map showing 'Selection by The Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited under Concession dated December 2nd 1925' (folio 225A). Some of the documents in the volume are marked as confidential. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 240-248).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (261 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 240-248). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation is in pencil on the top right corner, encircled from folio 223-240. The numbering starts on the first page of writing and continues until 42; 42A; then 43-108; 109A and 109B; then 110-225; 225A and 225B and carries on until 233, which is the last number given on the last page of writing. Some folios are marked as confidential.
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- Title
- 'File 10/1 IX Bahrain Oil Concession'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1r:4v, 5v:24v, 25v:26v, 27v:33v, 36v:42v, 42ar:42av, 43r:71v, 72v:73v, 74v:75v, 76v:80v, 81v:101v, 103v:107v, 108v, 109ar:109bv, 110r:113v, 114v:131v, 134v:140v, 141v:156v, 169r:188v, 189v:200v, 202v:203v, 207v:208v, 211r:211v, 212v:213v, 214v:215v, 216v:221v, 223av, 224r:230v, 231v:248v, v-r:viii-v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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