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'Oil Concessions' [197r] (412/480)
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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THE Kfi'mK Ul PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED,
225, Bush ^treet,
^an Prancisco,
California.
July 17, 1950
Sir,
An oil and gas concession dated December
2f 1925, originally granted by Eamid Bin Sheikh Issaal
Khalifah, Sheikh of Bahrein, to Eastern and General
Syndicate, Limited, and covering the ^heikh 1 s
territories comprising the Bahrein Islands in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, which concession has been subsequently
modified as to certain terms and conditions, is
about to be assigned by said Syndicate to the under
signed, The Bahrein Petroleum Company Limited. One
of the conditions of the ^heikh's consent to the
assignment is the followings
M The Bahrein Petroleum Company Limited,
a s assignee of the Eastern and General Syndicate
Limited, shall be and regain a British Company
registered in Canada, but shall maintain an office in
Great Britain which shall at all times be in the
charge of a British subject, who shall be the re
cognised channel of communication between the
Company and His Majesty's Government in the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Eorther/vlreland" .
In
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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.
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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
- 197r:198r, 209r:210r
- Author
- Berg, W H
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