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'Oil Concessions' [182r] (372/734)
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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lit una aVi ulox %i% '
iiria^r tiio ndvicc of the i'Olit csl Resi^e»l
in the i'ereifin disputing the torn-
-".y 1 d dooieion a® to the oomifioFclal
oxploitation the COftpnny hereby under'-
takes its ror.dl/iceo to aubtnit th© taBtter
to iirbitratioii an provided In rticle
XIV.
Article Km
Th© coapen^ shall carry on rork vith
in leesed area vlth ail proper aoal
and aillgrenoe and ehell maintain st
loast tt"0 rigs in continuous operetion
except in 00 f/ar ae thoy may be pre-
Tontfd by causes beyond their control.
In the - vent of th© Company failing
vithin five year* of the coaimencomont
Of this loose to declare that oil has
been found in commerciaiiy exploitable
quiintitieo, the Shsi h shall here th©
pot'-er to crdl upon the company either to
give forthwith the deel r tion mentioned ij
in the present rtlele or to obandon th© 1
lease•
.rtlfl© XI>
In the ©Vent of the Company failing
within six months of the end of any
eal-'sMar year to pay to the Lhnikh th©
royalties due in respect of that calen
dar year or failing, save for 00uses
beyond their control, to carry out their
obli atiene under this lease, the shaikh
Shall have the porer to terminate the
leas© in v >niuh case tau j^roviaiou© eX
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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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