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'Oil Concessions' [130r] (268/734)
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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operations continuously for at least
three months In the original period.
Article V.
The Sheikh hereby undertakes on
behalf of himself and his successors,to
grant to the Company on the expiration
of Prospecting Licence,or earlier If
application therefor is made "by the
Company, a Mining Lease over the remai
ning portion of the whole of the terri
tory under the control of the Sheikh,
including its territorial waters Obut
excluding the 100,000 acres mentioned
iii Article I) shall be selected by the
Company on the terms and in the form of
the Lease attached as the Tbird Schedule
to this Agreement. The area applied for
^ ti 1 III
equals about 97,920 acres.
Art icle VI .
Within 60 (sixty) days from the
.ilgnature of this Agreement the Company
in consideration of the assistance and
protection to be afforded to their
employees,shall pay to the Sheikh the
■'m of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
10.000, (ten thousand) and
a further sum of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
10, 000. (ton tho-
ueand) on each anniversary of the grant
of the exploration licence
throughout the currency of that
licence,and on the grant of a prospect
ing licence under Article III, the Com-
P -iy shall pay to the Sheikh a further
KUQ of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
10,000. (ten thousand) and
1« addition a further Bum of like Mlolm ,
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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
- 16r, 19r, 37r:56v, 68r:86rv, 105r:124v, 127r:147v, 163r:184v, 195r, 210r
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