'Oil Concessions' [91r] (200/480)
The record is made up of 1 volume (237 folios). It was created in 3 Dec 1930-20 Jul 1931. 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;
From
lo. L c. of 1930.
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain.
The 27th April 1930.
Captain C. G. Prior, I,A.,
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.
, Bahrain.
To
The flon'ble 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 the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire.
Sir, ^
In continuation of ay letter No. 59-0 dated
the 26th April 1930, I have the honour to forward, here-
^ if ^
with, acopy of letter dated 35th April 1930 forwarded
MMM. by the Representatire, intern and Oaneral
Syndicate, Ltd, Bahrain, to ay address together with a
P
copy of the c«hle he despatched to his Compeny in London
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
lour most obedient servant,
&
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.
, Bahrain.
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This file contains correspondence between Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior, British 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 Bahrain; Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Vincent Biscoe, British 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire; Major Frank Holmes of the Eastern and General Syndicate; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government; Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, ruler of Bahrain; Cyril H Cane, His Britanic Majesty's Consul-General San Francisco; and Freshfields Leese and Munns solicitors. There are also copies of correspondence between various officials in 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. and Colonial Office.
The correspondence concerns the assignment of 1930 Bahrain Oil Concession (draft agreement, ff. 110-129); negotiations of Eastern and General Syndicate for concession for the remaining area of Bahrain group of islands; and application by Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited for a prospecting licence, including Supplementary Agreement between H.E. Shaikh Hamad bin Shaikh Isa Al Khalifah and the Bahrein Petroleum Company Ltd (f. 224).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (237 folios)
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This file is arranged in approximately chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the second folio after the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 231, ending on the inside of the back cover.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/98
- Title
- 'Oil Concessions'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1dv, 2r:4v, 5v, 12v, 12ar:12av, 13r:18v, 19v, 27v:35v, 37v:38v, 41v, 42v:56v, 59r:61v, 67r:67v, 69r:72v, 77r:78v, 79v:85v, 89v:98v, 100v:105v, 106v:107v, 108v, 109v, 130v:136v, 137v:138v, 139v, 141r:144v, 149r:151v, 156r:156v, 158r:158v, 160v, 163v:164v, 166v:179v, 180v, 182v:195v, 198v:207v, 210v:212v, 215v, 217r:217v, 218v:223v, 225r:230v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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