File 2794/1921 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Oil: Bahrain' [115r] (230/794)
The record is made up of 1 file (395 folios). It was created in Nov 1934-Jun 1936. 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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of the Company’s installations in
the Sheikh’s territories)*
(b) Ra. 3.8.0 per ton of casing-head
petroleum spirit extracted by the
Company from natural gas where the
average recovery from the gas treated
from the various wells over the
relative period of accounting is
under two imperial gallons per One
thousand cubic feet of natural gas at
a pressure of one atmosphere and at
a temperature of sixty degrees Fah
renheit and Rs. 7.0.0. per ton of
the casing-head petroleum spirit so
recovered eh era such average recov
ery is two imperial gallons or more.
No royalty shall be payable on the
casing-head petroleum spirit required
for the customary operations of the
Company’s installations in the
Sheikh*s territories. It is under
stood that the Company shall be under
no obligation to extract casing-head
petroleum spirit from natural gas.
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The foregoing royalties reserved by
Clauses (a) and (b) are subject to revision at
the end of fifteen years* payment and in de fall It
of agreement either party shall have the right
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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the precise terms of the oil concession in Bahrain and in particular issues regarding the translation of the lease from English to Arabic. Also included are some article cuttings (ff 51-62) from petroleum industry newspapers.
Included in the file is a copy (ff 226-241) of the Arabic translation of the Bahrain Mining Lease and a note from the Assistant Librarian (Arthur J Arberry), 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. , on the Arabic translation of the Bahrein Mining Lease and the English version (ff 242-244). The final lease with agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. seal and supporting diagram is to be found on folios 365-392.
The discussion in the file relates to the wording and legal interpretation of the Bahrain Mining lease. The principal correspondents in the file are: 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. , Bahrain; 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. ; the Under-Secretary of State, Colonial Office; the Petroleum Department (Frank Gregory Starling); the solicitor for the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (Hamilton R Ballantyne); the Ruler of Bahrain (Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah); the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave).
The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (395 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 395; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 106-392; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence between ff 2-105, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/998
- Title
- File 2794/1921 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Oil: Bahrain'
- Pages
- 105r:133v, 362r:363v, 365r:391v
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- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/998
- Title
- File 2794/1921 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Oil: Bahrain'
- Pages
- 105r:133v, 365r:391v
- Author
- Unknown translator
- Usage terms
- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.