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Concessions in Bahrein [Bahrain], Kuwait, &c: correspondence, 1932-Jul 1933 (Colonial Office Secret Print, Middle East No.49) [57r] (115/284)
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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18135/33 [No. 277].
No. 107.
The ACTING
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.
to the SECRETARY OF STATE.
(Received 12.24 p.m., 25tli July, 1933.)
Telegram.
[Answered hy No. 108.]
25th July . No. 28. Addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies copy
by mail to the Government of India.
Your telegram of the 24th instant, No. 14.* Bahrein oil. As Holmes has not
started, venture to suggest that best course would be to communicate the Shaikh s
denials at once to the Company in London. Then we shall not be open to reproach of
having delayed communication till after Holmes had left.
Moreover, from local point of view it would be preferable that Holmes should
not return to Bahrein at this juncture and it is possible that if Company know of his
misrepresentations they may hesitate to send him back.
18135/33 [No. 290].
No. 108.
The SECRETARY OF STATE to the ACTING
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.
.
(Sent 9.25 p.m., 27th July, 1933.)
Telegram.
No. 15. Your telegram dated 25th July, No. 28, t and connected corre
spondence. Bahrein oil. Whole question has been considered by inteiested Depait-
ments with Fowle in light of views expressed by you. As a result, we propose to make
immediate communication to Company on lines of paragraph 1 of my telegram dated
20th July, No. 12,t to reach them before Holmes's departure, in course of which we
shall emphasize that the communication is made direct because of (1) his absence from
Bahrein, (2) his breach of agreement in approaching the Shaikh direct, and (3) the
inaccuracy of his account of his interview with the Shaikh, and will add that further
letter will follow as regards the question of Holmes's position as Chief Local Repre
sentative.
We should like to follow this up with minimum of delay by second letter on lines
proposed in paragraph 2 of my telegram of 20th July, No,. 12, with modification
proposed in paragraphs 2 and 3 of your telegram of 23rd July, No. 27.§ Specific
reference might be made to territorial waters of Bahrein Island, Muharraq, Sitra, and
XJmm Naasan. We should be glad if you would at once approach Shaikh with a view
to securing his authority for action on these lines. Have ascertained that Anglo-
Petroleum "bil Company are definitely interested in the possibilities of Bahrein and our
letter will contain statement on lines suggested in paragraph 3 of my telegram of
20th July, No. 12.
Terms of communication to Company in regard to Holmes are under consideration.
18135/33 [No. 295].
No. 109.
The COLONIAL OFFICE to the BAHREIN PETROLEUM COMPANY, LIMITED.
g IR Downing Street, 28th July, 1933.
I am directed by Secretary Sir Philip Cunhffe-Lister to refer to the letter from
this Department of the 19th of July,|| and to previous correspondence regarding an
application from the Bahrein Petroleum Company for an extension of their prospecting
licence beyond the 2nd of December, 1933. .
2. It has been brought to the notice of His Majesty's Government that m this
connexion certain proposals have been put forward by Major Holmes,, the Company 's
Chief Local Representative in Bahrein, after direct negotiation with His Excellency the
* No. 103.
f No. 107. J No. 101. § No. 104. H No. 99.
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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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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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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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