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Note on 3.110:63 ( A) .
On Friday, the 4th .august 1933,at 10,30 houra I saw
Mr.Belgrave and asked whether the Shaikh had received any
letter trom the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (vide Para 5 of
S.No:61).
, No coinmunication had come in from SHKHIR by the Shaikh's
Man much to Mr.Belgrave's astonishment. I therefore surmised
that from the contents of S.No:63(A) no letter had arrived
for the Shaikh,who however had been expecting an offer of a
la,rge cash payment.
2. I showed Mir.Belgrave the Anglo Persian Oil Company's lettei
of 1st August 1933 (S.No:63(A)) addressed to the Political
Resident in which they intimated their interest in the •'remaining
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territory - if any.
3. We discussed the situation which we understood to be:-
(a) the Bahrain Government must decide whether they
are going to grant a year's extension under
Clause IV of the Concession. (See Para 1 of Major
Holmes letter of 4th April 1933 at P.81). i
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(to) The Bahrain Government await a ruling as to whether '
they are bound by any 'right' to grant this extension.
( see (1) Para 3. P.87.
(2) Bahrain Goveriiment letter at P.95 et seq.
(3Para 4 - S. No : 3 6) . !!
(c) if the ruling is to the effect that Shaikh has the
option and is under no obligation to extend then he
can either:-
(i) extend Prospecting License over 100,000
acres by One year.
(ii) refuse to extend.
If (^),then the Bahrain Petroleum Company contimie their
exploration of Island and payment of Rs.20,000(?) p.a.
If • pi) t then by 2nd December 1933 the Bahrain Petroleum
Comoany must choose their 100,000 acres in not more than three
olots. There will then be the "remaining area" of some 38,000(?)
acres available for 'interested parties',i.eBahrain Petrol
Company and Anglo Persian Oil Company (for 'Iraq Petroleum
Company) to consider.
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