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'Oil Concessions' [330r] (669/734)
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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of -December, 1927, had. In accordance with-the
provisions of the Oonoession, been renewed for a
further period of one year. In October, 1928, the
1 . I
Syndicate had submitted to the Colonial Office an
application lor the renewal of their exploration '
licence for a further period of one year from the
2nd of December, 1928. The Syndicate were informed
that if they would give an undertaking in specified
terms which would ensure that the operation of the
Concession would at all tiaes be and remain under
British control. His Majesty's Government would be
prepared to recoiamend the Shsikh of Bahrein to grant
the Syndicate the renewal desired. The Syndicate,
however, had already entered into an agreement
with certain ^icerican interests for the transfer
of their rights under the ConccsBion to raerican
control, and were not, therefore, prepared to give
the undertaking desired by His Hajesty's Government.
The renewal asked for by the Syndicate was, in
consequence, not granted and their exploration
licence duly expired on the 1st of December, 1928,
negotiations with His Majesty's Government had, how
ever, been continued by the Syndicate, in the hope
that, notwithstanding the fact that their rights under
the concession had passed into American control, His
Malesty's Government would feel able to recommend the
Sheikh to renew the exploration licence for a further
period of one year.
had asked that the sum of fls,lC,000 rhich ho had
paid to the Sheikh of Bahrein on the ^nd of December,
Subsequently, the local 'gent of the Syndicate
1928,
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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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