"صاحب السعادة الشيخ حمد بن الشيخ عيسى آل خليفة شيخ البحرين وشركة نفط البحرين المحدودة. [نسخة] عقد إيجار" [ظ‎‎٦] (٢٠/١٢)

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times be in the charge of a British subject
who shall be the recognised channel of
communication between the Company and
His Majesty’s Government in the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.
Article XV.
OF the five Directors of the Company one
Director shall at all times be a British
subject who shall be persona grata to His
Majesty’s Government. His selection for
appointment as Director shall be made in
consultation with His Majesty’s Govern
ment and his salary as Director shall be
provided by the Company. A reasonable
time shall be allowed for the replacement
of the British Director in the event of this
post falling vacant.
Article XVI.
THE Company shall at all times main
tain in Bahrein an official to be called the
“Chief Local Representative” of the Com
pany whose appointment shall be approved
by His Majesty’s Government in the
United Kingdom and who shall be the sole
representative of the Company empowered
to deal direct with the local authorities and
population in Bahrein. All communica
tions which that official may desire on
behalf of the Company to address to the
Sheikh of Bahrein shall be made through
the British Political Agent in Bahrein.
A reasonable time shall be allowed for the
replacement of the “Chief Local Repre
sentative” in the event of this post falling
vacant.
Article XVII.
AS many of the employees of the Com
pany in Bahrein as is consistent with the
efficient carrying on of the undertaking,
shall at all times be British subjects or
subjects of the Sheikh of Bahrein.
Article XVIII.
THE Company at their own cost, within
four months after the end of each calendar
year, shall furnish the Sheikh with an
annual report of their operations together
with a plan showing the location of all
wells drilled. Such reports shall be
treated as confidential to the Sheikh.