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'Oil Concessions' [164r] (336/734)
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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Agreement between Shaikh Hamad
Bin Shaikh lesa AX Khalifa, Shaikh
of Bahrain of the one part, here*
inafter oalled "the shaikh 1 * and
the Eastern and General Syndicate
Limited of the other part, herein
after called "the Company"•
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5?he shaikh grants to the Com|>an;y
by these presents an exclusiye
exploration licence for a period
not exceeding two years, except
as provided for in Article II, from
the date of this agreement whereby
the Company shall be entitled
throughout the whole of the ter
ritories, including the territorial
waters under his control but ex
cluding the area of 100,000 acres
(One Hundred Thousand) which the
Eastern and General Syndicate
Limited being the concession holder
acquired under this agreement with
His isxcellency Shaikh Ham«d bin
Issa Al khalifa dated December 2nd
1925 to explore and search the
surface of such territories to a
depth not exceeding 20 (twenty)
feet for natural gas, petroleum,
-2-
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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
- Author
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