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'Oil Concessions' [119r] (246/734)
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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4. VI" I
013. has been found In coraruerciai;
exploitable quantities, or for a term of
io years whiohever if? the longer.
Article V.
T^ie Sholkli undertakes to ^Ive
all the protection in hia power to the
Co apanv and to their staff and labourers
xu any part of hid territory from thefts,
highway robl^ery, a^.ault, etc. Similarly.
J|T T^TIil iTiTl' l't
the Sheikh midertakes to protect^all the
property of the Company and of its em
ployees which may be exposed to wilful
damage or to possible loss by theft.
u the Company's work is delayed | j
■>;' auch events aa are mentioned In this
Article then the period of such delay
•-hall i )8 added to the period for which
this lease la granted, and either (a) to
the period before expiration of which
the Coapany shall the declaration
■e tinned in Articles IX' and X, if the
delay occurs prior to such declaration
^otc ««*1 paynent of
shall be remitted for the
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period of the delay or (b) to the period
for which the royalty mentioned in Arti
cle VXII shall hold good, if the delay
occurs subsequently to the declaration
mentioned In Articles IX and X in which
yo,oa o
event the fixed rent of Rs.30 1 noo/-
8 hall not be payable In respect of such
delay, or (c) to the period for which
the revised rate of royalty shall hold
Sood, if the delay occurs after the time
at, irhlch a revision is permitted bv
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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
- 16r, 19r, 37r:56v, 68r:86rv, 105r:124v, 127r:147v, 163r:184v, 195r, 210r
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