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'File 10/14 Bahrain unallotted area' [32r] (76/682)
The record is made up of 1 volume (339 folios). It was created in 1 May 1937-23 Jul 1938. 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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so that His Highness' attitude was that with regard to
the
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
question he was prepared to waive any pos
sible oil rights that he might have had in that area.
If his claim was upheld then he waives his rights; if
his claim was not upheld then naturally the point does
not arise. It would now appear, if the information con
tained in the Company's letter is to be accepted literal
ly, that His Highness, having already assured us that the
question of his claim to
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
would not affect the Oil
Lease and that he had no objection to the development of
Oil in the area, is now endeavouring to prevent the deve
lopment of the
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
area by the inclusion of a clause
in the Agreement for the Bahrain unallotted area. This
amounts to an allegation that His Highness is indulging
in what can only be described as double-dealing. I ay-
self do not for one moment believe that it was His High
ness' intention to go back on his statement of the 5th
May and in my opinion there has been a great deal of mis
understanding. However, misunderstanding or no misunder
standing, I consider that we should be wrong in any way to
acquiesce in such a clause being inserted in the Agreement
for the unallotted area, for, in the first place it might
be read to imply that the Shaikh of Bahrain has territorial
rights in the Qatar Peninsula, and secondly, it would have
a bad effect on the already strained relations between
Qatar and Bahrain should it ever come to the knowledge of
the Shaikh of Qatar that such a clause had been included
in the Oil Agreement,
8, While discussing this question, I wish to suggest
a possible solution to the problem and at the same time a
te possible solution to the
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
problem. The solution
would/-
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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between 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. at Bahrain, 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. at Bushire, the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representatives on the negotiations for the oil concession over the 'Bahrain additional area', which includes islands, reefs and shores.
The volume includes correspondence regarding Major John Holmes, who is initially defined by the Secretary of State for India as persona non grata (folio 83 and folio 143) for the British Government to act as negotiator for the concession, and two drafts of the concession: '1937 Draft' (folios 263-279) and '1938 Draft' (folios 280-296).
There are two maps: one showing 'Leased area no. 1' off the northern coast of Bahrain (folio 112) and another showing 'Leased area no. 2' between the eastern coast of Bahrain and the western coast of Qatar.
There are letters in Arabic to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifah.
There are file notes (folios 318-331).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (339 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume (folios 319-331). The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the volume; they give brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The main foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins with the first folio of writing, on number 1, and runs through to 335, which is the last number given on the inside of the back cover. There are various gaps in the numbering: 10; 144-146 (note on folio 143: 'pages 144, 145 and 146 renumbered 113-a, 113-b and 113-c'); 208-209; 244. 253 is followed by 255, which is then followed by 254 (these folios are joined together). Other anomalies are: 6A; 111A; 113A-C; 156A; 214A.
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- Title
- 'File 10/14 Bahrain unallotted area'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1v, 2v:6v, 6ar:6av, 11v:24v, 27r:33v, 35r:37v, 38v:39v, 41r:43v, 45r:59v, 61r:82v, 83v:108v, 111ar, 112r:112v, 111av, 113ar:113cv, 114r:119v, 122r:123v, 126v, 136v, 138v:143v, 147r:150v, 152r:156v, 156av, 157r:157v, 159r:184v, 185v:207v, 210r:214v, 214ar:214av, 215r:219v, 221v, 226v:228v, 240v, 246v:262v, 299v, 302r:334v, back-i
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