'File 10/1 XV Bahrain Oil Concession' [‎35r] (83/568)

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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between 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 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 Bushire, the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on reservation of land and infrastructures to be built on Sitra Island.

The volume contains technical drawings and maps by BAPCO:

• 'Marine and Submarine facilities' (f. 22B);
• 'Proposed reservation for Refinery, water wells & lines to Sitra.' (3 copies on ff. 47B, 142A and 182);
• 'Permanent Camp Reservation' (f. 70);
• 'A reservation for marine and sub-marine facilities at Zellaq' (f. 129);
• 'Reservation for the Outfall Sewer right-of-way East of the Easterly Concession Boundary Bahrein Is' (f. 134);
• 'Shafaba Garden - N.E. of Parcel #4, Refinery Reservations' (f. 142B);
• 'Sitra fish trap locations present and proposes barge channel Sitra Pier to Sitra Anchorage', folded map (f. 197B);
• 'Refinery Reservation to Sitra Terminal' (f. 222);
• 'Parcel N. 5' (f. 230);
• 'Reconnaissance map Doha Manifa to Maqta' hand coloured and sketched, with notes written by hand by Max Thornburg (f. 235).

The volume also includes semestral 'Abstracts of accounts of oil measured' and 'Statement on Royalty' and monthly details on 'Shipments of oil from Bahrain' for 1937 and 1938. There are some newspaper cuttings, on the oil industry in the Gulf.

There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 246-271).

Extent and format

1 volume (286 folios)

Arrangement

The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume, (folios 246-271). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number in red crayon or ink, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.

Physical characteristics

The foliation starts at the titlepage and terminates at the 4th sheet from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in pencil and can be found in the top right corner, mostly uncircled. The numbering starts with 1A and 1B; then 2-16; 17A and 17B; 18A and 18B; 19A and 19B; 20, 21; 22A and 22B; 23-33; 34 is skipped; 35-42; 43A and 43B; 44-46; 47A and 47B; 48-141; 142A and 142B; 143-196; 197A and 197B; 198-234; 235A and 235B and then carries on until 271, which is the last number given to the last page of writing.

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English in Latin script

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