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'File 10/1 X Bahrain Oil Concession' [60r] (134/578)
The record is made up of 1 volume (287 folios). It was created in 26 Oct 1934-23 Dec 1934. 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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"but the business of measuring and of checking the measurement
of oil is a specialised one. The Company in their letter
of the 7th May clearly contemplate that the Sheikh will appoint
a representative to watch over his interests, and when one
remembers that every four tons of oil represent over £1 in
royalty it is clearly in the Sheikh's interest that there
should be someone who has aknowle.dge of this business to look
after his interests. That was what I had in mind in suggesting
that it might he desirable to send out a man like Catherall
who, in a comparatively short visit, would be able to advise
the Sheikh what he needed in the way of a representative to
do this work. I only mentioned Catherall because he has been
in Government employ for a long period during which he was
responsible, amongst other matters, for this sort of work,
and he was then free. I do not know whether he is still free,
but he is now doing consulting work, and if you wish to get in
touch with him his address is 4, London Wall Buildings
(Telephone: London Wall 2444) . But -whether or not we use
Catherall, I feel that the Sheikh should be advised that he
ought to appoint a representative, as the concession provides,
who has some knowledge of this class of work, or who can be
trained to do it, and that as there may be considerable sums
of money involved it would be desirable, if there is no one
suitable available locally, to have technical advice from, a
competent person as to what is necessary. (See in connection
with this Loch's despatch of 5th April, c/367/lO/l.VXI.)
The last -paragraph of my letter of the 10th May
referred to another point which needs consideration locally,
viz; what arrangements the Company should be required to
make/
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- Content
The volume contains minutes of meetings at Office of the Secretary of State for India in London; and 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 the draft Mining Lease contract between the Sheikh of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Issa Al-Khalifah, and BAPCO.
The volume also includes: letter enclosing copy of the Power of Attorney given by BAPCO to Mr. F.A. Davies and other American citizens, to execute the Mining Lease in Bahrain on behalf of the Company (folios 146-152); 'Plan Showing Open Land Near Zallāk, Bahrain' (folio 136E) and a sketch in pencil representing 'Sakhir' (folio 246B and photocopy on folio 246C).
There are documents in Arabic, including a translation of the draft Lease (folios 227A-S).
There is an index and some notes at the end of the volume (folios 233-250).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (287 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 233-250). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation is in pencil, encircled, in the top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . The numbering starts on the first page of writing (5th folio) of the volume and carries on until 135; then 136, 136A-E; 137-226; 227, 227A-S; 228-245; 246, 246A-C and then carries on until 250, which is the last number given on the last page of writing. Folio 136E is kept in an envelope on folio 136D; folios 227B-227S are kept in an envelope on folio 227A. Folios 246B-C are kept in an envelope on folio 246A. An additional foliation sequence, since crossed out, starts with 93 (on folio 97).
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/397
- Title
- 'File 10/1 X Bahrain Oil Concession'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1r:3v, 6v:28v, 29v:32v, 33v:35v, 37v:41v, 42v:56v, 57v:76v, 77v:109v, 110v:125v, 126v:130v, 131v:133v, 136v, 136ar:136bv, 136cv:136dv, 136ev, 137r:139v, 140v:145v, 152v:159v, 161v:169v, 171v:175v, 176v, 178v:179v, 180v:183v, 185v:205v, 206v:227v, 227ar:227qv, 228ar:228bv, 228r:246v, 246ar:246cv, 247r:250v, v-r:viii-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence