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'Oil Concessions' [317r] (643/734)
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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official may desire on "behalf of the Company to a
to
the SUaikii of Bahrein, shall he made through the
h*-
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.
^Bahrein. For the first 5 years
after the Company starts to pperate in Bahrein, or for
such lesser period as the Company may operate in that
territory, their Chief Local Eepresentative shall he
li a jor Frank Holmes.
(a) That as many of the employees of the Company in
jiaiirein as is consistent with the efficient carrying on
of the undertaking, shall at all times he British suhjects
or subjects of the Shaikh of Bahrein.
2, I aiu to explain that His Majesty's Government
in the United Kingdom attach great importance to the
acceptance of these conditions and are not prepared to
agree to their modification. The third or these conditions
which (Ityis essential to the harmonious working of the
enterprise, is imposed as much in the interests of the
operating Company as of His Majesty*s Government. In the
opinion of His Majesty's Government it is essential that
if the oil resources of Bahrein are to he profitaoly
exploited, the relations "between the Company engaged
in such exploitation and the local authorities and
population in Bahrein should be maintained upon a
satisfactory and friendly has is. To secure this end,
it is ahso^flutely necessary in the view of His Majesty's
sorernment that^ should he no douht in the minds of such
local authorities and population as to who is the Chief
Local representative of the Company and that such local
^representative should he not only -persona ^rata with
Majesty's Government and with the local authorities
in Bahrein,, but also familiar with the conditions
prevailing in the Arabian littoral of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Koreov er in view of the predominant position of this
country in those regions and thf^ prestige attaching
hereto It is highly £esirahle that the principal
r6 Presentati^ of the Company should be a British subject.
His Majesty's Government also desire to receive
an
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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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- 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