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'Oil Concessions' [349r] (707/734)
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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convorGatlons would imve to be referred to those
i-'Opart'-tiBnts for eonourrentoe #
In, Sir John Hhuokburgh's view, condition
(d) was the most iaportant condition, both from
tha point of viow of the A^arioan group and from
triat -- - ^esty 1 -'.cvsm ';nt, and thi':
condition was therefore disoussod in the first
instance.
...r. Jans on explained that the American
group had not felt able to accept in its entirety
the vari&it of this condition proposed at the Meeting
of the Slst of July. They had expressed their
readiness to agree to the appointment of Major ^
Holmes as their looal representative in Bahrein for
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the purpose of conducting business with the Sheikh
■ ■: ' . ■ . ' ' „■ r \
of Bahrein, in consultation with the Political \
Agent, but they were not prepared to confer upon him'
the title of r.ocal General Manager or Manager, or
to -iilow hi . to control in any my the technical
operations of the Company in Bahrein; nor were
they prepared at thi- stage to conclude a contract
with Ha^or Holmes for a period of five years, as,
until they h:M ■ operations in Bahrein and
had ascertained that oil was to be found there
in 30: m- rctally payable quantities, they were not
in a position to say whether their operations in
Bahrein would extend over so long a period as five
years.
tr John Shuckburgh stated that he
appreciated why the American group were unwilling at
thir stare to -ive Ha .lor Holmes a definite appointment
for a
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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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