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Coll 30/123(3) 'Bahrein (Unallotted Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with the Bahrain Petroleum Company.' [151v] (302/1108)
The record is made up of 1 file (547 folios). It was created in 9 Jan 1939-6 Jun 1947. 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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SUBJECT to the terms of its Agreements with the Sheikh the Company
undertakes at all times to pay due deference to the wishes of the Sheikh
and to the advice of 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.
and 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.
#
NOTWITHSTANDING anything contained in the Agreements between the
Company and the Sheikh the Company shall not have the right to use or
occupy and shall not include in the areas selected for the purpose of its
operations any sites which my have been selected by or on behalf of the
Sheikh or His Majesty’s Government for defence purposes for aerodromes
aeroplane or seaplane bases or for wireless and telegraph installations
or in connexion with the development of harbours provided that with the
consent of His Majesty’s Government which shall not be unreasonably with
held the Company shall have the right to use for the purposes of its
operations such harbours as may be developed by the Sheikh or His Majesty’s
Government if there is not reasonable harbour accommodation available
elsewhere within the Sheikh’s territories# Subject to the terms of the
agreements with the Sheikh harbours and harbour facilities developed by
the Company shall be under its complete and exclusive control provided
that with the consent of the Company which shall not be unreasonably
withheld His Majesty’s Government shall have the right to use such
harbours and harbour facilities for the purposes of His Majesty’s naval
military or air forces if their requirements cannot adequately be met
elsewhere within the Sheikh’s territories.
TELEGRAPH wireless and telephone installations if any maintained by
the Company shall be of use only in its business and shall be so constructed
and operated that their operations shall not interfere with the operations
of such wireless telegraph or telephone installations as may bo established
by or under the authority of the Sheikh or His Majesty’s Government.
IF in the event of national emergency or war His Majesty’s
Government should render the normal commercial operations of the Company
impossible by taking any such action as that described in the schedule
hereto the Company will co-operate with His Majesty’s Government in the
production and delivery of oil to the order of His Majesty’s Government in
the manner and on the terms and conditions in •the said schedule set forth#
IN the event of notice of termination of the Agreements between the
Company and the Sheikh being given by the Sheikh on the ground that the
Company has failed to observe any of the terms of the present Agreement
between the Company and His Majesty’s Government the arbitration provisions
of the said Agreements between the Company and the Sheikh shall apply if
the Company considers that notice of termination on such grounds is not
justified and in that event the Sheikishall not cancel the said Agreements
until arbitration takes place in accordance with the said provisions and
unless the Company fails to comply with the award of the arbitrators within
the reasonable time which shall be fixed by the arbitrators for so doing#
IN WITNESS whereof Roland Tennyson Peel C.B.E#,M#C#B#A. on behalf
of His Majesty’s Government has hereunto set his hand and seal and the
Company has hereunto caused its Common Seal to be affixed the day and
year first above written
S CHEDULE
(l) In the event of all or any of the crude oil gotten under the
Concession granted by the Sheikh to the Company and all or any of the
products thereof being taken over by His Majesty’s Government -
(i) The Company will, to the extent of any refining capacity it may have
in Bahrein, produce oil fuel that shall comply with the Admiralty
specifications at the time, provided that Bahrein oil be of a suitable
kind and quality for this purpose#
(ii) The Company will use its utmost endeavours to increase, so far as
reasonably possible with existing facilities, the supply of oil and/or
products thereof for the Government to the extent required by the
Government#
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The file title has been amended from 'Petroleum Concessions Ltd' to read 'the Bahrain Petroleum Company'.
The file concerns negotiations between the Government of Bahrain and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), which resulted in the Company receiving exclusive oil concession rights over the Bahrain Unallotted Area (consisting of the offshore waters around the main island of Bahrain and the Hawar Islands), negotiations over the drafting of the concession agreements, and the progress of operations in the area. The file contains a large amount of correspondence from representatives of BAPCO.
The papers include: British Government approval for the preferred option of the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Sir Hamad bin Isa Alkhalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], to give the whole of the Unallotted Area to BAPCO rather than dividing it between BAPCO and Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL), 1939; drafts and signed copies of (1) the political agreement relating to the Bahrain oil concessions between HM Government and BAPCO, and (2) the agreement between the Ruler of Bahrain and BAPCO supplementing BAPCO's original lease, 1939-40; comments on the drafts of the agreements and the progress of negotiations 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 and 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. ; comments on the drafts of the agreements by the Foreign Office, Petroleum Department, and the Admiralty (including the issue of territorial waters); correspondence and agreement concerning the temporary transfer of BAPCO geological plans and other records out of Bahrain as a result of wartime conditions, 1941; correspondence concerning an agreed moratorium on all operations by BAPCO in the Additional (previously Unallotted) Area as a result of wartime conditions, 1941-43; correspondence concerning the probable length of life of the Bahrain oilfield, 1946; and papers concerning the resumption of full operations by the Company, 1946-47, including a four-year extension to the BAPCO lease as a result of the moratorium.
The Arabic language content of the papers consists of drafts and signed copies of the oil agreement in both English and Arabic, and correspondence between British officials and the Ruler of Bahrain, with English translations.
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (547 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 548; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- Coll 30/123(3) 'Bahrein (Unallotted Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with the Bahrain Petroleum Company.'
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- 122r:123v, 151r:152v, 173r:174v, 177r:178v, 186r:187v, 196r:202v, 272r:278v, 302r:309v, 321r:323v, 342r:348v, 467r:473v, 478r:483v, 488r:488v, 506r:506v
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3855
- Title
- Coll 30/123(3) 'Bahrein (Unallotted Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with the Bahrain Petroleum Company.'
- Pages
- 122r:123v, 151r:152v, 173r:174v, 177r:178v, 186r:187v, 196r:202v, 272r:278v, 302r:309v, 321r:323v, 342r:348v, 467r:473v, 478r:483v, 488r:488v, 506r:506v
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.