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File 2794/1921 Pt 10 'Oil. Persian Gulf. Bahrain. Refinery at Bahrain.' [‎133r] (265/547)

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The record is made up of 1 file (272 folios). It was created in 1933-1938. 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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3.
reason might appeal to the Sheikh and he regarded as a
real earnest of the Company's desire to safeguard his
interests in the matter of the concession so far as
canmercial considerations permit.
4. Your paragraph 7. It is not desired in the
light of your explanations to object to your proposed
redraft of Article III, except that clearly the words at
the end should read "articles for the personal
requirements of the employees of the Company" (the
articles may obviously be imported by the employees
themselves or by the Company). As explained to you in
conversation the Sheikh might however desire to add to this
general exemption a list of ordinary local taxes which he
considers the Company should pay (such small matters as,
perhaps, motor-car licences). I gather that you think
the Company might not object to this.
5. Your paragraph 9. As regards amendment of
Article VII, we now consider that amendment of (a) in the
manner originally suggested by you would be sufficient,
and that it is unnecessary to worry about (b) and (c).
6 . As regards the question of assurance about
the production of Bahrein crude oil not being allowed to
suffer (to which I have already referred in para .2 above)
it/

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The file contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to oil prospecting being undertaken in Bahrain by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO). The principal correspondents in the file are 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 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 Bahrain; the Chief Local Representative in Bahrain for BAPCO; and British Government officials from 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. and Petroleum/Mining Department in London.

Key subjects discussed in the file include drafts for the modification of the articles of the lease. The file includes the deed of a modification of the lease between the Ruler of Bahrain (Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah) and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (folio 15), as well as a map showing the area selected by BAPCO under the 1925 concession (folio 392).

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 (272 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

The subject 2794 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. : Oil) consists of seventeen files and volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/989-1005. The files and volumes are divided into eighteen parts as follows: parts 1 and 2 comprise one volume; part 3 comprises the second volume; part 3A comprises the third volume; part 3B comprises the fourth volume; part 4 comprises the fifth volume; parts 5 and 5A comprise the sixth volume; part 6 comprises the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth files and volumes; parts 7, 8 and 9 comprise the eleventh volume; part 10 comprises the twelfth file; part 12 comprises the thirteenth file; part 14 comprises the fourteenth volume, part 15 comprises the fifteenth volume; part 16 comprises the sixteenth file; part 17 comprises the seventeenth volume. There are no parts 11 and 13.

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Foliation: the file is contained within an envelope. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front of the envelope with 1, continues at the inside front cover of the file with 2, and terminates at the last folio with 273; 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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File 2794/1921 Pt 10 'Oil. Persian Gulf. Bahrain. Refinery at Bahrain.' [‎133r] (265/547), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/1000, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100077493585.0x000044> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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