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Coll 30/123 'Bahrain (Unallotted Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd.' [101r] (201/801)
The record is made up of 1 file (398 folios). It was created in 24 Oct 1935-18 May 1938. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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&o that His Highness 9 fettitucie wa# that with regard to
ub&reh question he was jNNpSMft to waivv any pos-
sllxle oil right* that he might have had In that area.
If his cXalai was upheld then he /.aiTes hi* rightsi if
hiss elfeija was not upheld then naturally the ^oint does
not arise. It would now appear, if the inforaction eon-
t&ined in th# CoByany 1 2 letter is to te accepted literal*
Xy # that his Highness, hawing already assured us that the
question of his claim to lubarsh would not affect the Oil
Ire&se and that he nad no objection to the development of
Oil in the area, is now endeavouring to prevent the eev >*
lopaent of the
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
area by the inclusion of a clause
in the Agreement for the Bahrain unallotted area. This
assounta to an allegation that ills Highness is in ml sing
in what can only be described as double-dealing. I ay-
self do not for one moment believe that it was His High
ness 1 intention to go beck on hie statement of the 5th
&sy end in ary opinion there has h en ft great deal of ada-
understanding. However, misunderstanding or no misunder
standing, I consider tnat we should be wrong in any way to
acquiesce in such a clause being insert Kl in trie Agrt -ment
for the unallotted area, for, in the first piece It might
be read to imply that the Xh&ikb of Bahrain h&a territorial
rights in the Qatar Peninsula, and secondly, it would have
a biab effect on the already strained relations between
qatar and Bahrain should it ever corr.« to the knowledge of
the Shaikh of Qatar that such a clause had been Included
in the Oil Agreement.
8. While discussing this question, I wisn to suggest
a possible solution to the problem and at the seme time t
kot possible solution to ths Zub&ran problem. The solution
7 /ould/
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The file concerns negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) over oil concession rights in the Bahrain Unallotted Area (also referred to as the Additional Area), i.e. those parts of Bahrain territory not forming part of the concession awarded to the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) in 1925. The negotiations principally concerned Muharraq Island and an area around the other islands to the north of Bahrain, and the sea area to the east of Bahrain, including Fasht Dibal [Fasht ad Dībal] and the Hawar Islands.
The papers include: maps of Bahrain and proposed concession areas; draft PCL concession, 1936 (folios 361-374); minutes of meetings at 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. ; negotiations with BAPCO over a counter-offer for the Unallotted area; the attitude of Shaikh Sir Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], Ruler of Bahrain, to the negotiations, including correspondence from the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave; discussions over the status of the Hawar Islands; Admiralty, Colonial Office, and Foreign Office papers concerning territorial waters, and submarine boring for oil (folios 221-225); Petroleum Department letter concerning the financial implications of the rival bids (folios 196-197); proposals to split the Additional Area between the two companies, including Belgrave's view that it would be of greater benefit to the Shaikh to have two companies working in Bahrain (folio 161); the role in the negotiations of Frank Holmes; the Ruler of Bahrain's wish to postpone discussion of the concession for a year on account of a dispute over the status of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. , May 1937 (folios 124, 112); a suggestion by 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 that the Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. problem could be solved by allowing the shaikhs of Bahrain to hold Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. as their personal property (folio 102); draft PCL concession, 1938, and copy of the 1925 oil concession (folios 58-85); and suggestions of British Government support for the PCL bid (folios 9-15).
The Arabic language content of the papers consists of the bilingual Arabic and English text of the draft concession agreement of 1938, and correspondence (with English translation) from the Ruler of Bahrain.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (398 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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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 400; 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.
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- Title
- Coll 30/123 'Bahrain (Unallotted Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 7r:18v, 20r:28v, 34r:44v, 46r:57v, 84r:84v, 86r:102v, 104r:111v, 114r:120v, 122r:123v, 129r:129v, 131r:132v, 134r:134v, 138r:145v, 147r:147v, 150r:156v, 158r:160v, 162r:166v, 176r:181v, 184r:187v, 189r:191v, 193r:229v, 231v, 233r:249v, 251r:268v, 272r:273v, 278r:298v, 301r:302v, 304r:305v, 306v, 308r:312v, 316r:334v, 336r:337v, 341v:357v, 375r:391v, 395r:395v, 400r:400v, back
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