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Concessions in Bahrein [Bahrain], Kuwait, &c: correspondence, 1932-Jul 1933 (Colonial Office Secret Print, Middle East No.49) [‎15r] (31/284)

The record is made up of 1 file (140 folios). It was created in 1932-Jul 1933. 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. As many of the employees of the Bahrein Petroleum Company Limited in
Bahrein as is consistent with the efficient carrying on of the undertaking shall at all
times be British subjects or subjects of the Shaikh of Bahrein.
Dated 12th June, 1930.
Seal of Shaikh Hamad bin Shaikh
Issa A1 Khalifah, Shaikh of Bahrein.
Before me—
0. G. Prior,
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. ,
Bahrein.
Eastern and General Syndicate Limited.
Frank Holmes,
By :—Its Attorney-in-Fact.
2. Eastern and General Syndicate's Application for a further
Concession in Bahrein.
C. 98035/32 [No. 1].
No. 2.
The POLITIOAL EESIDENT to the SECEETAEY OF STATE.
(Eeceived 24th February, 1932.)
[Answered hy No. 3.]
(No. 6.) British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Consulate-General,
Sir , Bushire, 15th February, 1932.
I have the honour to forward for the information of His Majesty's Government
a copy of a letter, No. C/5, dated the 11th January, 1932, and of its enclosures, from
the 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. , Bahrein, regarding a second application from the Eastern and
General Syndicate for a further oil concession in Bahrein.
2. I agree with the views expressed by Captain Prior and am not commenting
on the terms of the draft Concession in view of the fact that the Syndicate were
informed in Colonial Office letter dated the 3rd December, 1930,* that His Majesty's
Government were not prepared to advise the Shaikh of Bahrein to consider the grant
of an extended concession until the mining licence under the existing Concession had
been taken up and the 100,000 acres selected had been demarcated. I would suggest
that the Company should be informed that His Majesty's Government are not prepared
to reconsider the matter until the above conditions have been fulfilled.
3. When I was at Bahrein early in January I visited the oilfields and, while
Major Holmes displayed his customary optimism, Mr. Skinner, the American Manager,
certainly gave me the impression that he thought the chances of striking oil were
not very great. I also learnt that in a pamphlet which the Standard Oil Company
issue, showing their activities in different parts of the world, it was stated that
nothing of value had been found in Bahrein. On the other hand, when I arrived
there again in February on the conclusion of my visit to His Majesty King Ibn Saud,
I heard that the Company had struck gas, and that the boring had caved in for a
considerable depth. 1 do not know whether this necessarily means that they have
struck oil but presumably it is a favourable sign.
T am sending a copy of this despatch to the Government of India.
I have, &c..
H. V. BRISCOE,
Lieutenant-Colon el,
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.
* No. 75 in Middle East No. 32.

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This file contains copies correspondence regarding the granting of oil concessions in Bahrain and Kuwait.

The correspondence is a mixture of internal correspondence between British officials (from 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. , Colonial Office, Foreign Office and the Petroleum Department) and correspondence between British officials and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the ruler of Bahrain and representatives from the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.

The file is divided up as follows:

Bahrein [Bahrain]

1. Indenture between Shaikh of Bahrein and the Eastern and General Syndicate, Limited, dated 12th June, 1930. Conditions governing assignment of Concession to Bahrein Petroleum Company.

2. Eastern and General Syndicate's application for a further Concession in Bahrein.

3. Landing Grounds and Seaplane Station.

4. Areas covered by Prospecting Licence granted to Bahrein Petroleum Company on 28th November, 1931.

5. Employment of British Subjects by the Bahrein Petroleum Company.

6. Extension of Prospecting Licence granted to Bahrein Petroleum Company on 28th November, 1931.

7. Chief Local Representative of the Bahrein Petroleum Company

Kuwait

1. Applications of the Eastern and General Syndicate, Limited, and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company for an Oil Concession.

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1 file (140 folios)
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The file is divided up into two thematic sections. The correspondence within these sections is arranged chronologically. A table of contents is contained on folios 2-13

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Condition: A printed pamphlet with bound pages.

Foliation: the foliation sequence is written in pencil, circled, and is 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.

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