'File 10/1 VII Bahrain Oil Concession'

Title:

'File 10/1 VII Bahrain Oil Concession'

Date:

1934/1934

Description:

Abstract: The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Political Resident at Bushire, the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited on the acquisition of land on Sitra Island under the prospecting license for the purpose of ships anchorage, on telecommunication and on administrative matters.The volume includes:'Abstract of accounts of oil measured during 1933, and statement of royalty due to the Shaikh of Bahrain for 1933' (f. 125);'Oil Statement for 1933', including: status of Bahrain wells, list of employees, description of Camp buildings (ff. 126-133 and ff. 183-190);documents on the Agreement between Air Ministry Imperial and International Communications Limited (I.& I.C. LTD.) to create a Bahrain wireless Station (ff. 206-208).The volume also contains newspaper cuttings on oil in the Gulf and a printed map: 'General Map of BAHREIN [sic] ISLAND, Persian Gulf', produced by the Geological Department of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Ltd (folio 191B).There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 229-241).Physical description: The main foliation sequence is in pencil, encircled and can be found in the top right corner of each folio. The numbering starts on the first page of writing, with 1A and 1B; then 2-90; 91A and 91B; 92-135; 136A and 136B; 137-190; 191A and 191B; 192-194; 195A and 195B and then it carries on until 241, which is the last number given on the last page of writing. A second foliation system runs between folios 2-241, these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled (with the exception of numbers 202-208 which are) and may be found in the top right corner of each folio: 1A and 1B; 91A and 91B; 136A and 136B; 191A and 191B; 195A and 195B.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Communication methods
Petroleum Industry

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0001f9_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0001f9_en
IOR/R/15/2/394
IOR/R/15/2/394

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