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'Oil Concessions' [22r] (50/734)
The record is made up of 1 volume (365 folios). It was created in 8 Dec 1927-16 Sep 1929. 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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into not more th&n three blocics which
shall be selected "by the Company on the
terms and in the form of the lease
attached, as the ord schedule to thfs
Agreement.
article VI. within 60 days from the
signature of this agreement the Company,
in consideration of the assistance and
protection to be afforded to their
employees, shall pa v to the Shaikh the
sum of RS.104 0U0 (Ten thoutana
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
)
and a further sum of Ms.10,000 (ten
thousand
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
} on each anniversary of
the grant of the exploration licence
throughout the currency of that licence,
and on the grant of a prospecting licence
under article III the Company' shall paj
to the Shaikh a further sum of Rs.10,000
(Sen thousand
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
) and in addition a
further sum of like amount on each
anniversary of the grant of a prospecting
licence throughout the currency of that
licence. They shall noj; be liable to
pay any further sums to the Shaikh unless
they receive a mining lease from him;
but if they receive such mining lease
they shall pay him the sums provided in
the lease, but no more.
Article VII. In the event of the
Company failing to discover oil in
sufficient quantity they shall have the
right to stop work at tiieir opt^ion and
the ohaikh snail have no claim to any
payment oi? compensation.
Similarly, in the event of the
Company failing to conform to ih- »
terms
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This file contains correspondence between the 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; the 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; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government; Major Frank Holmes, Chief Local Representative at Bahrian of the Eastern and Syndicate Company Limited; and Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah; as well as copies of correspondence between the Government of India and various government departments in London.
These papers concern the extension and renewal of and amendments to the Bahrain Oil Concession and prospecting licences; enquiries about the meaning and wording of the concession, particularly regards to customs and duties payments by Eastern and General Syndicate; American influence on Eastern and General Syndicate and Bahrain more generally; and dealings with other oil companies, including the Turkish Petroleum Company and Standard Oil Company of California.
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- 1 volume (365 folios)
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The file is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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Foliation: There are three inconsistent foliation sequences, which have been crossed out, and one complete foliation sequence. The complete foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 2, and runs through to 364, ending on the inside of the back cover.
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- IOR/R/15/2/97
- Title
- 'Oil Concessions'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:8v, 9v:15v, 16v:18v, 19v:34v, 34ar:34av, 35r:36v, 57r:60v, 62v, 63v:64v, 66v:90v, 91v, 92v:95v, 96v:97v, 101v:103v, 104v, 126v, 153v:154v, 155v:156v, 158v:162v, 185r:190v, 191v:192r, 193r:194v, 195v:196v, 197v:202v, 203v:209v, 210v, 212r:220v, 225v:231v, 266r:282v, 283v:305v, 306v:319v, 320v:323v, 325v:363v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence