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'Oil Concessions' [356r] (721/734)
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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as Director shall bo prorided "by the 0 aapany•
(c) Shafc the C oapeny shall at all tliaee maintain
in Bahrein an official to fe© called the "Chief local
liGprosentatiTe 1 of the Goiapany whose appointment
shall be approved Iy His Majesty's GoTermnent in the
li.ui kiii^ciost and who shall h© the sole reprosentati?©
of the Coaspenj eaipcwered to deal direct with the
local aathorities end popalatlon in Bahrein, All
coauMtnioations which that official may desire on
h©half of the Coaps&y so address to the Shaikh of
Bahrein shall he Made through the -British Political
Agoat in Bahrein, - For the first 6 years after the
Cosapany starts to operate in Bahrein* or for each
lesaar period as tha C cMpany my'operate in that
tsrriworj^ their Chief Local EeprosentatiTe shell
ho Major Frank Holm^a.
(&.)$hat as uumy of the employees of the
Cospanj in Balixein us is consistent with the
efficient eairying on of the undertaking t shall at
all times v& Britialj auhjects or subjects of the
Snaik-u of Sahptein,
2. X aoi to tat} lain shat Bis Majesty's Government
ia the '{'nited Kingucia attach great importance to the
acoaptance of these conditions and are not prepared to
agree to their modi!ieation, 0?he third of thee©
conaitionSf which i£ essential to the harmonious
wcrfeing of the enterprise, is imposed as much in the
interests of the operating Company as of His Majesty'a
GoTernaisnt. In the opinion of His Majesty 1 's GOYern-
ment it is essential that, if the oil resources of
Bahrein are to he prrfitahly exploited, the relatione
between
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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
- 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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- Open Government Licence