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Concessions in Bahrein [Bahrain], Kuwait, &c: correspondence, 1932-Jul 1933 (Colonial Office Secret Print, Middle East No.49) [‎25r] (51/284)

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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be advised to grant an extension of the Bahrein Petroleum Company's prospecting
licence for one year and that no objection need be raised to an amendment of Clause IX
of the 2nd Schedule to the Company's Agreement of 1925, subject to the acceptance
by the Company of an addition to that Agreement to govern the provision of returns,
and the right to check such returns, of the nature suggested by the Petroleum
Department.
Copies of this letter have been sent to the Foreign Office, Admiralty, War Office,
Air Ministry, and Petroleum Department.
I am, &c.,
J. 0. WALTON.
O. 98035/32 [No. 481.
No. 30
FOEEIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.
S ir , Foreign Office, S.W.I, 30th June, 1932.
W ith reference to your letter of the 13th June,* regarding an application by
the Bahrein Petroleum Company for an extension of their prospecting licence and a
revision of Clause IX to the second Schedule to their Concession Agreement, I am
directed by Secretary Sir John Simon to request you to inform Secretary Sir I hilip
Cunliffe-Lister that, having regard to the recommendations made by the Petroleum
Department in their letter of the 20th June,t to your Department, he does not desire
to offer any observations in the matter.
2. Copies of this letter are being sent to 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. , Admiralty, War
Office, Air Ministry, and Petroleum Department.
I am, &c.,
G. W. RENDEL.
C. 98035/32 [No. 52].
No. 31.
ADMIRALTY to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Confidential.) _™
Sir , Admiralty, S .W .I, 15th July, 1932.
W ith reference to your letter,^ transmitting copies of a despatch § from 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and of a letterj| to the Petroleum Depaitment
concerning the application of the Bahrein Petroleum Company for an extension of
their prospecting licence and a revision of Clause IX to the Second Schedule of their
Concession Agreement, I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that
They have no remarks to offer concerning the extension of the prospecting licence or
the revision of Clause IX; but if a wholesale revision, of the agreement is to be under
taken, or when the lease is finally drawn up, or in the event of the Company applying
for an extension of their area. They consider it of the greatest importance that the
opportunity should be taken to rectify the unfortunate situation which resulted from
the omission in the original agreement of adequate safeguards for British interests.
Copies of this letter have been sent to 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. , Foreign Office, Air Ministry,
War Office, Board of Trade, and Petroleum Department.
I am, &c.,
S. H. PHILLIPS.
C. 98035/32 [No. 53].
No. 32.
T he SECRETARY OF STATE to 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. .
v
(Sent 12.5 p.m., 5th August, 1932.)
T elegram.
No. 6. C onfidential . Your Confidential despatch of I6th May, No. 18.§
Bahrein oil. Extension of prospecting licence for one year approved.
* C. 98035/32 [No. 34] : not printed. f No. 28. \ C. 98035/32 [No. 36] : not printed.
§ No. 26. || No. 27.
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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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