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'Oil Concessions' [310r] (629/734)
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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jlote of Conference with Eastern and G-eneral Syndicate,
Btti August 19S9,
As arranged on the 31st of July, a further meeting
was held at the Oolonial Office on Thursdaythe 3th August
•between Mr Janson and Major Holmes, of the Eastern and
General Syndicate, and Sir John Shuckhurgh.
Mr. Williams, Mr» Hall, and Mr, Bigg were also
present.
Mr. Janson handed to Sir John Shuckhurgh a summary,
which had heen received from New York hy telegram, of the
comments made "by the American group upon the proposals put
forward on hehilf of His Majesty»s Government at the meetin
held oji th® 19th and 31st of July. This summary, which was
practically indsntical with the views expressed by Mr.
Janson on the 31st of July, read as follows;-
( a ) A Canadian Company is essential on account of
taxation and easy location for Managing Director to attend
Board Meetings.
(b) The Managing Director and/or Chairman cannot he
British, as Americans are providing all tke capital and
the Gulf oil Company have no Foreign representatives on
a fty of their Boards.
^ c ) The Americans agree one Director to he British
out of five, he may onl y hold his qualification shares.
The Americans agree that a person Satisfactory
the British Government would be employed with title of
Special Delegate
Special Agent
Foreign Representative or
Special Hepresentative.
company, who would directly handle with the Sheikhs
consultation with 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.
all
111 -rs of business nature necessary to he taken up with
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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- IOR/R/15/2/97
- Title
- 'Oil Concessions'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:8v, 9v:15v, 16v:18v, 19v:34v, 34ar:34av, 35r:36v, 57r:60v, 62v, 63v:64v, 66v:90v, 91v, 92v:95v, 96v:97v, 101v:103v, 104v, 126v, 153v:154v, 155v:156v, 158v:162v, 185r:190v, 191v:192r, 193r:194v, 195v:196v, 197v:202v, 203v:209v, 210v, 212r:220v, 225v:231v, 266r:282v, 283v:305v, 306v:319v, 320v:323v, 325v:363v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence