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'Oil Concessions' [118r] (254/480)
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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quantity shall be left in tact with the
casing in position, and shall be sealed
v/ith a suitable valve.
III. Free use of water for domestic
purposes for the abovementioned Agents
and servants.
rv. Free use of fuel lying on waste
lands the property of the Sheikh for same
"V. The right to purchase fuel and
food supplies of every kind for man and
beast, being the private property of the
Sheikh's subjects, at current market
rates, which rate in default of agreement
between the parties shall be fixed by the
SheiMi or his Agents, subject to the
right of the Company to appeal to the
British Political Ahent at Bahrein if
they find it necessary.
VI. Pree importation of all mate
rial apparatus and machinery of every
kind necessary for the work carried out
by the Company including Office require
ments but not including personal require
ments of the employees; subject to the
rights of the Sheikh to recover porterage
charges and demurrage on goods remaining
in his charge for a period in excess of
10 (ten) days or. all goods entering
Bahrein by way existing Custom 1 s pier.
YII. All reasonable protection in
the Sheikh's power for theft, hiway rob
bery, assault, wilful damage and destruc
tion but all guards required by the Oom-
pant shall be paid for by the Company
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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).
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- 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
- 110r:129v, 216r:216v
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