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'File 10/14 III Bahrain unallotted area' [122r] (254/636)
The record is made up of 1 file (316 folios). It was created in 6 Jul 1939-15 Mar 1943. It was written in English. 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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D.C,No • G/401-10/14• Dated "the 10"th May 1940*
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In sw depress latter Ho.C/378 dated the first May
1940 1 reported the growing of the Shaikh of
Bahr-in and his Family at the non-arrival of His Majesty^
('♦overnment 1 s final decision regarding the lease of the
Unallotted Area* In case that report is insufficient to
secure a more urgent examination of the question, I think it
would be as well to indicate now the grave results that may
attend continued inactivity. It is evident from
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.
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telegram No* 2842 dated the 11th November 1939 that at that
time His Majesty's Government had considered whether delay
might not cause material loss to Bahrain, and it is true
^ ^that time Bahrain interests were not affected# This
however is not the case today ~ six months later.
2* From the correspondence forwarded with
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.
Printed letter Mo, 1684/40 dated the 29th March 1940 it is
evident that agreement has been reached on all outstanding
points relating to the Political Agreement with the exception*
of the question of the time within which payment should be
made for oil taken by His Majesty 1 s Government. It is of
course time that up to the end of March His Majesty 1 s Governmait
expected to make use of t he Shaikh* s intervention in taking
over crude oil &nd its products and that it was necessary
r to draw attention to the legal inconsistency between this pro
posal and the provisions of the Bahrain Order-in-Councilj
but it is equally clear from their letter No. P.Z.1888/40
dated the 8th April 1940 that the
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.
have accepted
the cohtention raised by the Gulf, which in effect Involves
^he Hon' ble Lieutenant Colonel x only /-
0.6.Prior, C•I•K.,
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.
,
Bushire.
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The file contains notes of 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. meetings, correspondence and telegrams between the 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. , 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. , the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and Bahrain Petroleum Limited (BAPCO) representatives on the negotiations for the oil concession over the 'Bahrain additional area', which includes islands, reefs and shoals. Of interest: various copies of the draft concession agreement, 'Additional Area Progress reports No. 5' (folios 58-62), 'Additional Area Progress reports No. 6' (folios 112-116). The deed between the Sheikh of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifah and BAPCO was signed on 19 Jun 1940. Most of the documents after the deed are about drilling wells on the reefs. There's a map showing the area surrounding Manama titled 'Attachment to Letter FA-531' (folio 271).
There are letters in Arabic to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifah.
There are notes at the end of the volume (folios. 293-309).
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- 1 file (316 folios)
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The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume (folios 362-380). The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the volume.
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The main foliation is written in pencil, encircled and can be found in the top right. The numbering commences at the front cover with 1; then 2A, 2B, 2C; then 3-108; 109A and 109B; 110-274; 275A and 275B and carries on until 312, which is the last number given on the back cover of the volume. There is another foliation, not circled, running between folios 26-292.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2ar:2cv, 3r:7v, 18r:26v, 28r:35v, 41r:41v, 44r:49v, 52r:55v, 57r:57v, 64r:84v, 87r:91v, 110r:111v, 117r:118v, 122r:128v, 133r:144v, 146r:151v, 153r:159v, 170r:171v, 173r:180v, 184r:184v, 187r:194v, 198r:198v, 201r:201v, 209r:209v, 217r:219v, 222r:222v, 224r:237v, 240r:246v, 249r:249v, 251r:258v, 260r:267v, 275ar:275av, 280r:280v, 284r:311v, back-i
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