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'File 10/1 X Bahrain Oil Concession' [‎144r] (312/578)

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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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Financial reviser to tho Bahrain dovernnient p I am
vrxt ' to, you personally to dr: ..your attention to
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schedule attached to the Indenture,
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"All corrr.uniea tions which that off lei,
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address to the shaikh of Bahrain shall
be made through the British Political
Agent in Bahrain.”
2. lou ere probably aware that there has been
trouble in the past through this condition not being
observed and it would be just as well to avoid queries
in the future by following it explicitly.
J. Russell sgquire,
shief Local Representative,
The* Bahrain Petroleum Company -^iciit d,
Bahrain.

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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).

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1 volume (287 folios)
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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.

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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
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