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'File 10/14 Bahrain unallotted area' [97r] (206/682)
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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p. z. 2727/58.
Record of an Informal Meeting held at the
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.
on the 12th April, to discuss the activities
of Petroleum. Concessions, Limited, on
the Arab Coast of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
P
Mr.B.»T. Peel (in the Chair)
Sir T.Powle)
) Mr.LewisohnlHepresenting
Mr.Gibson )
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.
. )petroleum
Mr.Longrigg)Cone essions
Mr-Symon ) )Liraited.
Mr.Longrigg opened the discussion by saying that
there were three matters which he wished to raise, Tiz:-
A. The position in regard to the Koweit Neutral Zone;
B. The position in regard to the Bahrein Unallotted
Area;
C. The position on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, etc.
2. With regard to A (the Koweit ileutral Zone),
Mr.Longrigg said tha/t as a result of our refusal to allow
Major Holmes to act as their negotiator at Bahrein and on
the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, Major Holmes had severed his connection
with Petroleum Concessions, Ltd., and the Company were
afraid that he might now resume his connection with the
California Company. Major Holmes was now at Koweit to
consult with the Sheikh regarding the Neutral Zone and
owing to his influence with the Sheikh they were apprehensivi
lest he might persuade the Sheikh to give the concession to
American interests before Petroleum Concessions Ltd. had
been given a further opportunity of putting forward their
proposals. Mr.Longrigg then went on to express the hope
that His Majesty's Government might their way to
discourage American interests, or at least to ensure that
the Sheikh did not cede his oil rights in the Ueutral Zone
until Petroleum Concessions Ltd. had been given a fair
opportunity/
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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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- '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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