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Register of legal documents [‎78v] (161/406)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (198 folios). It was created in 11 Jan 1950-31 Dec 1950. 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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RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF
CALTEX (U,K.) LIMITED
RESOLVED, that Alexander Joseph Singleton, a
director of this company, or Albert Elmor Thayer, a
director of this company, be araO 16 hereby is authorised
and empowered for and on its bafcglf to execute under
seal a written power of attornejc/ in favor of Russell
Merton Brown as true and lawfu4Jagent and attorney of
the company in the Sheikhdom &£/Bahrein, to expire
December 31, 1952, conferrin^jlpon said Russell Merton
Brown such powers and authorities as in the discretion
of said Alexander Joseph Single ton or Albert Elmer Thayer
may be necessary or requirwl^in connection with the
exportation, importation or transportation of any
mei*dhandise and goods by the company and generally to
transact any and all customs business in said Sheikhdom
in which the company may be concerned or interested and
which may properly be transacted or performed by an
agent oar attorney, including the power to appoint a
substitute or substitutes and the power to revoke any
such substitution^ and
Assistant Secretary of this company be and he hereby is
authorized to attest said power of attorney and to
affix the seal of the company thereto,
I, Leo Christopher Egan, Assistant Secretary of Caltex
(U.K.) Limited, a company duly organized and existing under the
laws of the United Kingdom, do hereby certify that the foregoing is
a full, true and correct copy of a resolution adopted at a meeting
of the Board of Directors of said company duly called and held on
April 20, 19501 that the same is in accordance with the Memorandum
and Articles of Association of said company, and has not been
revoked or amended but is still in full force and effect} that the
attached Power of Attorney has been exeejjpd pursuant to such
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resolution; and that the persons who havejiigned said Power on
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behalf of said company were at the time ^execution the officers
of said company designated in such signa e.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary or the
LEO C. EGAN
Assistant Secretary

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The volume is a register of legal documents, deposited at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain. Most of the documents are certified copies of the originals. Many of the documents have been stamped as 'cancelled'. Many of the agreements and resolutions involve oil companies, including the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), Petroleum Concessions Ltd, California Texas Oil Company (Caltex), and the Texas Company (China) Ltd.

The types of document include:

  • tenancy and lease agreements;
  • powers of attorney;
  • corporate resolutions;
  • partnership agreements;
  • certificates of delivery;
  • certification of notary publics.

The last 82 folios are blank.

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1 volume (198 folios)
Arrangement

The volume is arranged chronologically from the front of the file to the back.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 201; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Pagination: the file has been paginated using a combination of black ink, blue crayon, and pencil.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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