File 2794/1921 Pt 10 'Oil. Persian Gulf. Bahrain. Refinery at Bahrain.'

Holding institution:
British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Data provider:
Qatar National Library
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Title:
File 2794/1921 Pt 10 'Oil. Persian Gulf. Bahrain. Refinery at Bahrain.'
Date:
1933/1938
Description:
Abstract: The file contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to oil prospecting being undertaken in Bahrain by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO). The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Political Agent in Bahrain; the Chief Local Representative in Bahrain for BAPCO; and British Government officials from the India Office and Petroleum/Mining Department in London.Key subjects discussed in the file include drafts for the modification of the articles of the lease. The file includes the deed of a modification of the lease between the Ruler of Bahrain (Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah) and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (folio 15), as well as a map showing the area selected by BAPCO under the 1925 concession (folio 392).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.Physical description: Foliation: the file is contained within an envelope. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front of the envelope with 1, continues at the inside front cover of the file with 2, and terminates at the last folio with 273; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Language:
English
Type:
Archival file
Type (Narrower):
Other Texts
Type (Broader):
Text
Subject:
Petroleum refineries
Petroleum industry
Geographic region:
Bahrain
Rights:
غير معروف
Identifier:
81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000380_ar
81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000380_en
IOR/L/PS/10/1000
IOR/L/PS/10/1000
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