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'Oil Concessions' [320r] (649/734)
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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Sir,
EASTERN AND GENERAL SYNDICATE LIMITED.
19, Stc Swithin's Lane,
Londorx s SoG,4 e
24th September 1929.
I am desired to thank you for your letters
of the 16th and 20th instant, 69035/29, the former
setting out the terms upon which His Majesty's
Government would be prepared to advise the Sheikh of
Bahrein further to extend the period of the exploration
licence granted to th© Eastern and General Syndicate
in virtue of the Agreement concluded between the
Syndicate and the Sheikh on the End of December 1925,
and to agree to the assignment of th© Syndicate's
rights under that Agreement to a new Company controlled
by American interests.
The conditions submitted by you are now under
consideration by our American friends and I am to say
that arrangements are being made for Mr. E.W, Janson
and Major Frank Holmes to proceed to America at the
earliest possible moment in order that your letters and
the views you have expressed in interviews with those
gentlemen may be submitted and discussed personally
^ith the principals of the American interests,
I note the contents of your letter of th©
^•Oth instant in reference to the site or sites for th©
landing ground in Bahrein, and await your further letter
0 Q this subject as promised.
I am, etc..
For EASTERN AND GENERAL SYNDICATE] LIMITED
(Sgd) H.T. ADAMS,
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Secretary,
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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
- 197r, 203r, 221r:225r, 320r
- Author
- Eastern and General Syndicate Limited
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