File 10/1 VIII Bahrain Oil Concession

Title:

File 10/1 VIII Bahrain Oil Concession

Contributor:

Bahrain Political Agency (creator)

Date:

1934/1934

Description:

The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Resident in Bushire and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the storage tanks calibration for the purpose of calculating the royalties payable to the Sheikh of Bahrain and on the first shipments of oil from Bahrain to Japan and Singapore.The volume includes a copy of the draft lease contract with notes (folios 55-64), newspaper cuttings on oil in Bahrain and House of Commons' questions on Bahrain (folios 204-205). There are letters in Arabic with English translation, to and from the Sheikh.There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 248-258).1 volume (270 folios)The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 248-258). 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.The main foliation system starts on the 5th sheet with 1 and finishes with 259, wich is the last number given, on the 5th sheet from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and may be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Foliation anomalies: 56A and 56B; 57A and 57B; 58A and 58B; 60A and 60B; 61A and 61B; 61A and 61B; 63A and 63B.Foliation omissions: folio 233A second foliation sequence starts on folio 14 and continues through to folio 247; the numbering for this sequence starts at 13. These numbers are also written in pencil and may be located in the same position as the main sequence.

Language:

English
Arabic

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Petroleum industry

Extent:

1 volume (270 folios)

Rights:

Public Domain
Unknown
Open Government Licence
Copyright or data protection restrictions

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0001fa_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0001fa_en
IOR/R/15/2/395

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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