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'Oil Concessions' [93r] (194/734)
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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Ko. 0/166 Of 1928.
Tho Political Agenoy»
Bahrei n > 16 th M ay 1928 •
fo
The fieprosontati v©»
The Eastern & General Syndicate Ltd.,
Bahrein,
Sir,
v \
I have the honour to inform you that the Bahrein
^roverment have made a reference asking for an interpre
tation of the meaning of Article V of the First Schedule^
Article Vj of the Second Schedule^and Article iV of the
Third Schedule ofthe Agreement made between the Ruler of
Bahrein and you^fSyndicate,
Th© actual wording of the Articles is
(a) Free importation of all material apparatus and
machinery of ovory kind noceoaary for the work
carried out by the Company inclu-ling office roquire-
menta but not including personal requirements of
employees,
(b) is identical with (a)
(c) All material and apparatus of every kind necessary
for the exploration working and development of the
deposit and for the construction and development of
the pipe lines including also all the works specified
in the first paragraph of Article i hereof and office
requirements but not including the personal require
ments of employees shall enter the said territories
free of all taxes and custom house duties",
1, I t haa *>90" pointed out to me that m addition to the
usual Custom House duty of 5$ ad valorem, the Bahrein
Oustome
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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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