File 2794/1921 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Oil: Bahrain' [134r] (268/794)
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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The Bahrein Petroleum Company Limited,
225 Bush Street,
San Francisco, California,
U. S. A.
Having regard to the provisions of Article V of the Concession
Agreement dated the 2nd December 1925, made between His Excellency Sheikh
Hamad bin Sheikh Isa A1 Khalifah and The Eastern & General Syndicate
Limited, and pursuant to the application made by The Bahrein Petroleum
Company Limited (who at that time held the Agreement in the place of The
Eastern k General Syndicate Limited), dated 28th December 1934, a Wining
Lease was granted by His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Sheikh Isa Al
Khalifah, acting on the advice of the Honorable 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.
, to The Bahrein Petroleum Company Limited on the 29th
December 1934*
This lease having been sealed by His Excellency Sheikh Hamad
bin Sheikh Isa Al Khalifah, signed by F. A* Davies and J. If. Russell,
attorneys in fact for The Bahrein Petroleum Company Limited, and wit
nessed by Lieut-Colonel Gordon Loch, 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.
in Bahrein,
on 29th December 1934, but the date having been omitted from the blank
space provided for it on the last page of the said Wining Lease, The
Bahrein Petroleum Company Limited are hereby authorized to insert in their
original copy of the Lease the figure "29th" in the blank space before the
words "day of December 1934" in the last line of the second paragraph on
the last page (page 26) of the said Lease,
HIS EXCELLENCY SHETTm SIR HAMAH
BIN SHEIKH ISA AL KHALIFA
Attorneys In Fact for
- THE BAHREIN PETROLEXli CCMPANY TTMTncp
Bahrein,
27th January, 1935.
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.
IN BAHREIN
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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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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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- File 2794/1921 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Oil: Bahrain'
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- front, front-i, 2r, 2r:3v, 9r:9v, 12r:12v, 14r:14v, 16r:17v, 19r:19v, 21r:21v, 24r:25v, 27r:27v, 29r:31v, 33r:33v, 35r:36v, 39r:39v, 41r:41v, 43r:43v, 45r:45v, 48r:50v, 63r:63v, 65r:65v, 68r:72v, 74r:74v, 76r:76v, 78r:78v, 80r:80v, 82r:82v, 85r:85v, 87r:87v, 90r:92v, 95r:99v, 101r:103v, 134r:136v, 140r:142v, 146r:147v, 149r:149v, 151r:152v, 154r:157v, 159r:159v, 161r:184v, 186r:195v, 197r:198v, 200r:201v, 204r:205v, 207r:213v, 215r:225v, 242r:246v, 248r:258v, 269r:273v, 275r:280v, 283r:284v, 289r:293v, 300r:304v, 307r:310v, 312r:346v, 348r:357v, 359r:361v, 362ar, 364r:364v, 393r:395v, 395v, back
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