'Oil Concessions' [‎157r] (322/734)

Bahrein. 15th. June 1
To.
H» B, M's 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. ,
B A H R E I N.
( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. )
' Sir ' .
I am in receipt of your letter No,C/183 of 1928 dated
June 1928, and with which was enclosed an "amended" copy of the
Draft Agreement of the further Bahrein Concession applied for by
me on iDohali of my Company #
Unti:i - I received this letter on the 14th June I was
under ^ingpr ess ion that,at the conference on June the 4th, with you
and The Bahrein State Adviser, we finally agreed the Concession
terms in accordance with the revised Draft sent to you on June
the 5th J '
I was not aware, nor was I tolclj either at the conference
or otherwise until your letter No. C/1 SJof" Tl^S, that the Draft
Agreement we agreed upon was to be "amended" later by the State
Adviser.
There is such a marked difference of opinion as to the
| terras of the further Concession between the State Adviser and
myselJ, that I see no chance of us reaching an Agreement, owing
principally to the enormously Increased payments demanded.
At the conference on June the 4th, I agrfed to certain
alterations^ to the text of the Draft Agreement submitted to you
on May the 5th 1928, under the impression that we were settling
a final Draft to be submitted to The Hon'ble The Political Resi
dent, but without the Knowledge that it was to be "amended" later.
Therefore, In view of this misapprehension on my part
withdraw my consent to_^alterations made In the Draft Agree
ment submitted on May the 5th, and which was discussed at our
conference of June the 4th, such Draft being practically an exact
Ool ^ i Pll>St Bahr6ln Conces sion Agreement sanctioned by the
Colonial Office,
Unfo rtunately,before receiving your letter I had already
ormed my Company hj, e abl e that the Draft Concession Agreement '
©en agreed at a conference on June the 4th,
to enabl The ^ f0re * Under the altere a circumstances, and in order
ae they ^ ^ ^ ^
lp V1 Z T r: eXletlnS BaJlrein 0On0eBSlOn A sreement, that
of The Ho! b^ ^ Offl0e ' 1 beS ^ SUbmlt f0r the —deration
p t tioai reeident ' the —-
Without .T eSSi0n " SUbmlttea 0n the 5th 1528
Iteration or amendment,
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