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'Oil Concessions' [333r] (675/734)
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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Interests, it would, In Mr .Busha »s view, be possible
to contend that the Goncession had been granted to a
particular British Company and that the Sheikh was
under no obligation to grant an exploration licence
to the American interests to which tho Syndicate's
rights under the Concession had been transferred.
This contention was, however, of doubtful expediency
as It fiould be possible for the rl hts under the
Concession to remain in the Syndicate which could
be reconstructed so that its control became American.
Mr.Bushe suggested, therefore, that it
should be explained to the Syndicate that their
exploration licence had expired on the let of December,
19283, and that, in the absence of any extension or
renewal of that licence, the were not entitled to
claim the grant of a prospecting licence as their
Concession had lapsed, but that if they were
prepared to agree to the conditions which His Majesty^
Government wished to impose upon the introduction
of /merioan capital into the operation of the
Concession, Bis Majesty's Government would be
prepared to recommend the Sheikh to rene?^ their
exploration licence for a period of one year, fro-
the 2nd of December, 1935. This renewal, if granted,
would enable the Syndicate to apply in due course
for the grant of a prospecting licence.
This suggestion was agreed to.
It was suggested that the Syndicate might
contend that their Concession made no provision for
the introduction of the conditions which His Majesty's
Govemrsent had sought to impose, and that as it was
only
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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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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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