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'Oil Concessions' [89r] (186/734)
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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Ho, 0/150 of
The Political Agenoy*
Bahrein* 6th May 1928 •
To
The Adviser#
Bahrein State,
Bahrein,
h
Sir#
I have the honour to refer you to your Ho,0/30»
dated ath Qui Qaad 1346.
The Sastern and General Syndicate have now sent
me a drai't Ooncession Agreement drawn up» except for a
few alterations required to describe the area now required
and a snail addition in Clause j» Schedule iu( Mining
lease) referring to harbour rights# upon exactly the sane
terns and conditions as specified in the Bahrein OH Con
cession dated 2nd December 1925.
The harbour# the Company# will require to develop
in order to facilitate the handling of the oil won from
the CUULO l .for which they now apply and for the area of
their present concession. They must have deep water and
Khor Kalaiya and its adjacent waters is the only harbour
fulfilling this condition.
There is one are*^which the Eastern and General
Syndicate would prefer not to see alj^ated from Government
hands at the moment, it lies South East from the bridge
known as Radam Al Kauri ( Shaikh All*8 bridge)# a distance
ot 4 miles along the coast and 2 miles wide inland from
high water mark. No part of the area lies north of Radam
Al Kauri,
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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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- 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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