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'Oil Concessions' [120r] (248/734)
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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5.
Article VIII^ in which event aleoi
yo, o o o
fixed rent of Hp qoo /^ shall not be
payable in recpeut of such delay.
Article VI.
Tor the above purrtose it is
a^r'eod that the Cora^-any in conutunicatIon
with the "heikli shall appoint perraarient
timt-1.rorthy guards uiider a reliable ^oan
oj O oor:i fa.iily whose pay and that of the
guards shall be provided by the Cotapany
: mk I -.'ho sh .IX reiaaln there sunnier and
winter.
Xf in spite of the efforts of
^sukss: u "'
m«lkh undertakes^to recover the property ;lj| 11
Ptolert and to oorapenaate the Conpany for
any deroa^e sustained In his territory.
tha ' t
~ll
4^^ f- ^
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proper ty^the value thereof sjiaii be de
ducted by the Gonnany fron any suras
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to the Sheikh from the Company.
The number of guards at any
place where the Coiapany may operate shall
be fixed by the Company,
It shall be the duty of the above 111
mentioned head of the to keep order k'
in the areas in his charge to such extent 'ij*
as the Company may order him, he shall
have no right to interfere in any dlsputef
among the Company's servants unless asked
by the Company to do bo.
Article VII.
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y 11
In cane of misconduct the said
guards are subject to dismissal or fine b\
••he Company. In the event of any heavier
punishment being needed, the offender
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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'
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- 16r, 19r, 37r:56v, 68r:86rv, 105r:124v, 127r:147v, 163r:184v, 195r, 210r
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