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File 451/1913 Pt 1 'Oil: Deposits in Koweit, Bahrein, Farsan Isles, Syria' [146r] (135/214)
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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(41640/13)
FOREIGN OFFICR,
3aptembar 17 th, 191b
bir:-
Cony to !ncka
26 SEP 1913
I iiai directed uy becrctary oir b. Grey to acknowledge
Vue receipt of your letter of September 12th. respecting
the oilfields of hie faraan Islands.
I sub to express to you the appreciation with which
Sir h. Grey has taken note of the assurances contained in
your communication to the effect tiiat the interests ox the
Paxsan Xcloiido Uilfioldo oor/rpany Limited are cntixely
British, that the concession when obtained will bo worked
as aii independent British undert&king f and that you will
not transfer the concession, or enter into any arrangement
in respect of it except with the consent of His Majesty's
Government.
1 am also to inform you that a Memorandum has now been
handed to His Highness liakki
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
recapitulating the
circumstances in which Mr. Hagers licence was ubuained,
and
B. Maxwell Esq .,
19, Basinghail Street,
B.C.
■
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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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- 79r:105v, 108r:148v, 151r:174v, 175ar:175av, 175r:184v
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