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'Oil Concessions' [177r] (362/734)
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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i it by tho tompauy shali be hvndod
buck to the ShzLkh.
it is hoYGTer artdorstooA thvt with
tha lewsed r»re€i the vompany be
entitled to acquire only fmeh land Re
ia ijocosonr^ for their pipelines^
wh rvoe, Jottiee, rofioorios, offiaee
and other iwvkB and that ao far
as it is necoasary ia ordor to enable
th f, ir pipe lines and r^ilrraye to pe.88
freely to their destination.
rticlc j.. i .
In consideration of the great of this
lease, the oorapeny undortcOces to to
th ahi-.ikh " i thix* d&^s (6%>} aXtvr
ito frant f the ©ura of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
20,000/-
( cnty Xhouflend) and the further sua
of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
2Q t 0QG /~ (f cnty Sfeoussnd) on
each anniversary of the grant, subject
to the "delny" exception mentioned in
rticle V, for five ye ro # or until
in eocordance ith article Ut, the
Corapany ©hall hove Jtxk declared thnt oil
hes been found la com- rololly exploit-
ebie quantities*
Article IV »
All lands granted by this ^greenont
to the .Of;. 4 .^ny or thnt Of.y : a <t^;uired
by the Cooqpony in the aonner provided for
in Article II, of this lease ea also all
products exported shall be free of ell
Imposts and taxes during the tenure of
th present conec-©sion.
ah material and apparatus of every
kind at'Coaaary for the exploration,
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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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