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File 2794/1921 Pt 16 'Persian Gulf: Oil Bahrain. Calibration of Tanks and measurement of oil.' [94v] (188/358)
The record is made up of 1 file (177 folios). It was created in 1934-1942. It was written in English. 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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letter of the 7th May clearly contemplate that the Sheikh will
appoint a representaJ^ve/J^^-watch over his interests, and when
one remembers that e«Sii/tonJof oil represent! over £1 in
royalty it is clearly in the Sheikh 1 s interest that there should
be' someone who has a knov/ledge of this business to look after *
his interests. That was what I had in mind in suggesting that -
it might be 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 Gatherall because he has been in
Grovernment employ for a long period during which he was
responsible, amongst other matters, for this sort of work, and he
was then free. 1 do not know whether he is still free, but lie 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 v;ould 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/367/10/1.VII.J
«'A 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 to dispose of
ballast water from tankers arriving in ballast.
I return the bound set of calibration tables as you
request.
Yours sincerely,
DMH.
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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the calibration and measurement of the oil storage tanks of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited in order to assess royalties due to the lessors.
Included in the file is a technical plan: 'Diagram of Sitra Terminal Tank Link-Up' (folio 38).
The principal correspondents in the file are: an official of the 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. (John Gilbert Laithwaite); 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. , Bahrain; and Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (Hamilton R Ballantyne).
The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (177 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
The subject 2794 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. : Oil) consists of seventeen files and volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/989-1005. The files and volumes are divided into eighteen parts as follows: parts 1 and 2 comprise one volume; part 3 comprises the second volume; part 3A comprises the third volume; part 3B comprises the fourth volume; part 4 comprises the fifth volume; parts 5 and 5A comprise the sixth volume; part 6 comprises the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth files and volumes; parts 7, 8 and 9 comprise the eleventh volume; part 10 comprises the twelfth file; part 12 comprises the thirteenth file; part 14 comprises the fourteenth volume, part 15 comprises the fifteenth volume; part 16 comprises the sixteenth file; part 17 comprises the seventeenth volume. There are no parts 11 and 13.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 178; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- File 2794/1921 Pt 16 'Persian Gulf: Oil Bahrain. Calibration of Tanks and measurement of oil.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 7r:12v, 17r:18v, 21r:24v, 26r:28v, 39r:40v, 42r:53v, 57r:58v, 94r:98v, 102r:102v, 104r:105v, 107r:110v, 112r:112v, 114r:116v, 119r:121v, 127r:133v, 135r:137v, 142r:153v, 156r:159v, 161r:162v, 167r:167v, 169r:170v, 172r:176r, 176ar, 176v:178v, back
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