File 451/1913 Pt 1 'Oil: Deposits in Koweit, Bahrein, Farsan Isles, Syria' [106r] (55/214)
The record is made up of 1 item (107 folios). It was created in 1912-1914. 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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MOLD-PERSIAN OIL COMPANY LB f IT'ED,
WINCHEHTKF HOUSE,
OLD BFOAD 3TFEBTT,
LONDOU, E*C.
18th February, 1914.
I beg to enclose copy of a telegrn^ from our
Agents at BuereL fron wMch you will see that some
petitions have been submitt through Constantinople
to the T ur*clsh Government Authorities at Busreh for
permission to survey for Oil at HeJed and the dis
trict (presumably on the Arabian side of the Tigris)
near Busreh.
!v!y Board will bf glad to know if His Majesty's
Government would desire us to take any action in this
matter.
I have &c.,
(Signed) C. Creenway,
Managing Director.
Secretary of State,
Foreign Office.
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Correspondence between British officials concerning the possibility of discovering oil deposits in Koweit [Kuwait] and Bahrein [Bahrain], with some reference also made to the potential for deposits to be found in Syria and the Farsan Isles [Farasan Islands].
The principal correspondents are officials at 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. , the Foreign Office and the Government of India.
The file also contains translated copies of correspondence between the ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, and Major Arthur Prescott Trevor, 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. in Bahrain regarding his acquiescence in the granting of concessions for oil exploration.
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- File 451/1913 Pt 1 'Oil: Deposits in Koweit, Bahrein, Farsan Isles, Syria'
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- 106r:106v
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- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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