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'Oil Concessions' [180r] (368/734)
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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the e-iit' pmrQ®thefto should ood^/^jlhe
ShalVh uaeert kas to tek# ell reason-
^ le . •>■:;?aur^e to r^oovor the property
atoli'tt aiio to tf0(«|j«}fi^cttv tk® vOttytsii# iar
Rr^y d ffl « ouGtf- lnr,ft in hi© territory.
1st the. event of non«recovorj of th®
fc-toXirja prop rty oxaopt for ikmi #*
ti^bo^b hajomhie control the value
th-r-'Oi' ehail be# 6i v i.ttoteA by the Co®-
paajf froa njfiy sums due to the shaikh
iroffi the wOapaay#
The auafecr of gourde at any place
■here tli® vomp-ny may operate ahsil be
rixod by the C06tpeny»
It shall fee the duty of the sbov©-*
riioationed heat of the guard to keep
order in the area© in his ohnrge to
each extent ee th-- Cow-.y- orier
liim, ho shall hsve no ri-Lt to Int r-
fere ii any .41 scutes r.aionp the company 's
aerrf .^ts unless asked by the . oapany
to do CO*
.^riiele* YIX .
in ease of miefcoaduot the said
guards "Te subject to (li^sissal or fine
by the CSrapany# In the event of any
heavier punishment being needed the
offender shall be handed over to the
repreaentatlve of the JhaiiJh and the
... haikh undertake© that punishment shall
bo infliotad ana to use his utmost
endeavoaro to uphold the authority of
the . omp-eny* s employees, thereby avoid- ,
inf» unneoesear. troubles to both jjartif-s
of this contract•
-7.
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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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