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Coll 30/123 'Bahrain (Unallotted Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd.' [‎360r] (719/801)

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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to the extent that he may be unable to ensure that
the Standard ox Caliiornia shall have a 50y inoereau
in any Gonipan^ r that obtains bnao Conoession* An •
Holmes is my authority lor sayiny that King Abdul Atit
and the olieihh have exonan^ed viev/Sj and tho/t a mei^er
of standard ox Calixoriiia and Iract Petroleum Co.
(or P.C.L.; in the proportions ox 10/60 shareholding,
would be acceptable to the ding, and to the Sheihh.
Such a proposition P.C.L. will not entertain,
and it prefers to make an entirely unencumbered bid;
seeing that
the Sheikh
i s ao
yet
Neutral lone
, it seems
to me
that
tne obvious
thing for 1
HG . 1 .
is t
arrangement
with him.
Phis,
of c
Sncl.
in a stale mate, whereby P .0 .1 - acquires the Sheikh’ s
rights, the while Standard ox Galixornia holds the
hing’s«
phat, I think, ie the most likely situation
to arise; it would not "be entirely unacceptable to
p .0 „L », as although involving gratuitous payments
to the ^neikh i u v/ould a u xe vA t/ give us time to persuade
King Abdul Axis, But ix sucn a siouaoion is CAbiiely
unacceptable to Hit majesty's Government, I am open to
discuss, at any time convenient to you some other line
ox approach to une i-ieuux*cxl jjone pxObX^-*...
I should explain that the seeming anxiety of
p.C.L* to get q.uichly on the scene is prompted by
rumours ox Standard ox Galxxornia aotivxties in ^hat
direction, and although that may not resale in ulie
grant of concessions to them, any delay in uirecc at pioach
by P.G.L., can only make the path of PxC.L. more difficult.
Yours sinee rely,
(Sd) J.skliroSo
J.C . .v'alt on h sq.., C .B., M.0 .,
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. ,
V/hit e hal 1 , S .H. 1.

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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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Coll 30/123 'Bahrain (Unallotted Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd.' [‎360r] (719/801), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3852, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100070084978.0x00007a> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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