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'Oil Concessions' [179r] (366/734)
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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flelay shall bo added, to the pr-rloci. top
'3
*hich tills lease la gr?-uitcd # t-inA cither
(a) to the period before eat dratXoa of
?hioh th® t ompmiy shell give the declar
ation aentioned io rticle and X# If
the delf y oocure prior to B|ieh deelars-
fcion in r.hich tvent the annuel payneat
of Rupeou 20,000/- ( r 2% onty ^houoand)
shall be remitt d for the riod of
delay t or (b) to the period for TJhich
the royalty mentioned in rticlo VIII.
- w
ohall hold good # if the delay occurs
cmbso<iuontly to the declaration mcntion-
ed in IX and 1, in t hich event the
xla&d runt. ox Hupt ae VajUMO/** (o^vtinty
thousand) shall not bo peyeble in res-
pect of e oh delay, or (o) to the
period ior v hioh the revised rate of
royalty shall hold pood, if the delay
occurs after the time at vhich a revi
sion is p raitted rticle VIH. in
which event also the fixed rent of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
70,000/ - (Seventy thousand)
shall not be pnyable in respect of
such delay.
rticle Vi a
yor the above urpose it is agreed
t iat '.he v08ipiny in oocafaunicntion - ith •
the Shaikh shall appoint pem* neat
trustworth awards under a reliable man
of good fefflily v hose pay and thet of
the guards shall be provided by the
company nnd alio shell remain there
Sisaraer end Rioter.
If in spite of the efforts of the
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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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