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'Oil Concessions' [336r] (681/734)
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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Mr.Janson and Ma^or Holmee of the Eastern
and General Syndicate called to see Kir John
Shrtckburgh on Friday the 19th of July. Mr.Williams,
Mr.Bushe and Mr.Bigg were present during the
interview.
The representatives of the Syndicate
t
explained the reasons which had led them to
transfer to American interests the rights which they
possess in virtue of their agreement with the Shaikh
of Bahrein. The Syndicate themselves had spent
over £50 ,000 in epKloring for oil in Bahrein and their
American friends had, it was estimated, spent a
further £15 ,000 on the same object. The Syndicate
had come to the end of their resources and although
t! ey had explored every possible avenue they had been
unable to obtain assistance from British capitalists
to enable them to exploit their Concession. They
had therefore been forced to obtain assistance from
American oil interests and in return had transferred
to those interests their rights under the Concession
granted to them b;; the Shailsh of Bahrein. In
transferring those rights they had mad© certain
stipulations, which they had anticipated would be
acceptable to His Majesty*s Government, to ensure that
those rights should be exercised by a British
Company, and, in fact, the American oil interests
concerned had already registered in Canada a Company
formed for the express purpose of continuing the
operation of the Concession.
At no stage during the course of the
discussion did the representatives of the Syndicate
attempt
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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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