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'Oil Concessions' [81r] (170/734)
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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exploitable quantities, or for a term of
10 years whichever is the longer.
Article V .
The Sheikh undertakes to give
all the protection in his power to the
Company and to their staff and labourers
in any part of his territory from thefts,
highway robbery, assault, etc. Similarly
the Sheikh undertakes to protect all the
property of the Company and of its emplo
yees which may be e exposed to wilful
damage or to possible loss by theft.
If the Company's work is delayed
by such events as are mentioned in this
Article then the period of such delay
shall be added to the period for which
this lease is granted,and either (a) to
the period before expiration of which the
Company shall give the declaration men
tioned in Articles IX and X, if the delay
occurs prior to such declaration in which
event the annual payment of Rs,l0,000/-
shall be remitted for the period of the
delay or (b) to the periofl for which the
royalty mentioned in Article VIII shall
hold good, if the delay occurs subse
quently to the declaration mentioned in
IX and X in which event the fixed rent
of Rs.30,000/- shall not be payable in
respect of such delay, or (c) to the
period for which the revised rate of
royalty shall hold good,if the delay
occurs after the time at which a revision
IS permitted by Article VIII, in which
event also the fixed rent of Rs. 30,000/-
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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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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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