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'Oil Concessions' [168r] (344/734)
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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shell hove no claim to any paycaent or
cJompensrition»
Similarly, in the event of the
Company falling to conform to the terms
of thiB agreement, the Shaikh acting
On th© adTlo© of the Political Heelclent
In the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
has the right to
terminate the Agreement provided that
in default of Agreement on this question
either party shell have the right to
fiemsnd that tho auestion at issue shall
bo submitted to arbitration as provided
in Article 11, below.
urUcleYiii
fhe Shaikh solemly declares that hs
will carry out all the conditions on
this contract willingly and faithfully,
and that he and his heirs and successors
shall be its guarantors and shell accept
full responsibilltie© for any claims
by any persons questioning the validity
of any stipulation on this account•
Shis contract cannot be cancelled
excapt as provided above and shall
remain in fore© for the period of th©
company*© concession, or any extension
or renewal thereof.
'
iijrticl© 1A
In th© event of there arising between
the parties to the present concossion
any dispute or difference in respect
of its interpretation, or the rights
or responsibilities of one or th© other
t. i
parties therefrom resulting, such disput<
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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
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