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'File 10/1 (Vol V) Oils and Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession.' [190r] (395/592)
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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/31
The Bahrein Petroleum Company Limited
j? /U: 77
(W)
Bahrein Island, Persian Gulp.
November 19, 1933.
His Britannic Majesty's
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.
,
Bahrein.
Dear ^ir:
Confirming my letter of 18#r of November, 1933, which was in
answer to your letter No. C/Slo-lO/l.V;-
Although your understanding of the terms of our offor an
extension of the Prospecting License by 13 months' ; wss substantially
correct, the method and time of payments is slightly different than
you stated.
T am enclosing a proposed Supplementary Agreement covering the
entire matter in detail, which Agreement we would expect to be signed
if His Excellency Shaikh Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifah accepts our offer.
It is my understanding that the payments in installments, as specified,
will be more satisfactory to the Financial Adviser to the Bahrein
Government than the payments in a lump sum, and my instructions are
that the payments shall be in such installments.
>.-7^
T am further instructed to inform 3''ou^pat the Company is not in
favor of His Excellency Shaikh Hamad*s of^er to extend the Prospecting
license for one month, because if no result is reached within that time
it would lead to disappointment, and that such extension is not good
in principle. They have asked me to explain to everyone concerned that
friendliest co-operation is desired and hasty discussion on one definition
apart from consequential and other alterations which might be proposed
to the T'ining Lease, is impracticable and likely to lead to embarrassment
of everyone. For this reason, they do not wish at this time to discuss
the definition of rt oil in commercially exploitable quantities".
Although willing to consider alterations mentioned above, the
Company is not bound in principle to accept or make any alterations, but
our idea is to embrace practical politics rather than to stand on the
strict letter of the law.
'Te now consider that we have made a very handsome offer, and such
offer can only be held open until 6 P.M. November El, 1933.
Yours very truly,
B
J2i, -tv. SKTNI.-iJri,
C/ kf Local Representative^,
THE DAHREf/* PEJf*UJtUM COMHA^Y
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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).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (294 folios)
- Arrangement
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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- IOR/R/15/2/392
- Title
- 'File 10/1 (Vol V) Oils and Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession.'
- Pages
- 31r:31v, 74r:74v, 115r:115v, 123r:124v, 133r:134v, 136r:137v, 140r:141v, 145r:147v, 182r:182v, 190r:190v, 199r:201v204r:204v, 212r:212v
- Author
- Skinner, Edward Allen
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