'File 10/14 III Bahrain unallotted area'

Title:

'File 10/14 III Bahrain unallotted area'

Date:

1939/1943

Description:

Abstract: The file contains notes of India Office meetings, correspondence and telegrams between the Political Resident, Political Agent, the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and Bahrain Petroleum Limited (BAPCO) representatives on the negotiations for the oil concession over the 'Bahrain additional area', which includes islands, reefs and shoals. Of interest: various copies of the draft concession agreement, 'Additional Area Progress reports No. 5' (folios 58-62), 'Additional Area Progress reports No. 6' (folios 112-116). The deed between the Sheikh of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifah and BAPCO was signed on 19 Jun 1940. Most of the documents after the deed are about drilling wells on the reefs. There's a map showing the area surrounding Manama titled 'Attachment to Letter FA-531' (folio 271).There are letters in Arabic to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifah.There are notes at the end of the volume (folios. 293-309).Physical description: The main foliation is written in pencil, encircled and can be found in the top right. The numbering commences at the front cover with 1; then 2A, 2B, 2C; then 3-108; 109A and 109B; 110-274; 275A and 275B and carries on until 312, which is the last number given on the back cover of the volume. There is another foliation, not circled, running between folios 26-292.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Petroleum Industry

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000266_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000266_en
IOR/R/15/2/439
IOR/R/15/2/439

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