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'Oil Concessions' [159r] (326/734)
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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HO. o- / 7 y of 1980.
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain.
The 8th July 1929.
From
Major C.C.J. Barrett, C.S.X., C.Z.B.,
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.
, Bahrain.
To
The Secretary to the
Hon. the Political Reeidnnt
in the Perelan Gulf,
Bushlre.
y P. iso
Sir
1 have the honour to infona you that Major
Frank Kolmee, local repreeentatlfe of the Kaetem and
General Syndicate has applied for an eagploring proepect-
-ing and mining conceeeion for the area of the Bahrain
Island not cohered by the agreement eigned fcy him and
Hie Exoellonoy Sheikh Hamad on ^nd nece^bor 19£8.
1 enclose three oopies of an agreement for
these conceseions, which has "been drafted by Major Holmes.
2, The Bahrain Government, whom I have consult-
-ed are prepared to grant a further concession only if
the company will accept certain modification® proposed,
whinVi are incorporated in the alternative draft which
X have marked B. The alterations are underlined in red InK
The main point of difforonce is that the
State demands an increased rental for their leasts. The
rental now demanded can be ooon from reference to the
Articles of the Agreement. In lio^ 10,000 payc-hle
under Article VI a sum of Bs 20,000 annually is now
asked for the exploration lioenss while the annual pay-
»ment for the prospecting license has heen raioect
Rs 10,000
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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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- 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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