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'Oil Concessions' [82r] (172/734)
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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shall A be payable in respect of such| f
delay.
Article VI.
For the above purpose it is
agreed that the Company in communication
with the Sheikh shall appoint permanent
trustwortl^r guards under a reliable man
of good family whose pay and that of the
guards shall be provided by the Company
and who shall remain there summer and
winter.
If in spite of the efforts of
the said guards thefts should occur,the
Sheikh undertakes to recover the property
stolen and to compensate the Company for
any damage sustained in his territory.
In the event of non-recovery of the sto
len property,the value thereof shall be
deducted by the Company from any sums
due to the Sheikh from the Company.
The number of guards at any
place where the Company may operate
shall be fixed by the Company.
It shall be the duty of the
abovementioned head of the guard to keep
order in the areas in his charge to such
extent as the Company may order him, he
snail nave no right to interfere in anv
aisputes among the Company's servants
unless asked by the Company to do so.
Article VII.
In case of misconduct the said
guards are subject to dismissal or fine
by the Company. In the event of any hea
vier punishment being needed,the offender
shall be handed over to the representa
tive of the Sheikh, and the Sheikh
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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