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'File 10/1 (Vol V) Oils and Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession.' [‎1r] (13/592)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (294 folios). It was created in 5 Oct 1933-26 Nov 1933. 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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elegram; XX/ Iiri P ortant •
No:- 853•
Dated:- 5th October 1933.
Fron>:~ Resident Bushire.
To:- Political Bahrain.
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Following from Secretary of State for India,October 3rd,
begins:
"Addressed BHSHIRbi,copy sent by Air Ma.il to Government
of India•
Have you,or can you discreetly obtain,a.ny light on
intentions of Bahrain Petroleum Company as regards refining
^ R 6o l/x^rtU).
oil won. HOLMES * letter of May 5th 1928 to the Political
Agent rather suggests (that) Eastern & General Syndicate had
intended refining locally,which is most desirable from our
standpoint as if this is also intention (of the) Bahrain
Petroleum Company.We do not,of course,wish to raise question
specifically with them. PRIOR stated at inter-depa.rtmental
^ P. to liUcjJoH>).
meeting of May 3rd last (Paragraph 26 of record) that Shaikh
was interested. Can you confirm this and should we be
justified in indicating informally to Company if opportunity
offers in connection with our Mining Lease desideratum that
SHAIKH has been enquiring as to arrangements proposed and is
anxious (for) local refining. Alternatively,would you see any
objection to asking SHAIKH formally whether if question arises
we can assume that this is his view.

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The volume mainly contains correspondence and telegrams between 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 Bahrain, 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 Bushire, the Secretary of State for India, the Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Darlymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the Bahrain Oil Concession, on a refinery to be built on Bahrain Island, and on the affairs of the Bahrain Petroleum Company. The volume also contains correspondence on the resignation of Major Frank Holmes from Chief Local Representative of BAPCO, who was replaced by E. A. Skinner. There are also letters in Arabic to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Issa Al-Khalifah. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 272-282).

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1 volume (294 folios)
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The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 272-282). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number in ink crayon or pencil, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.

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The main foliation is written in pencil, encircled and can be found in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The numbering starts at the first page of writing, then 69, 70a, 70b, and carries on until 282, which is the last number given on the last page of writing (6th folio from the back of the volume). There is also another foliation system, which is inconsistent.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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