Abstract: The file concerns general matters relating to the operations of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) in Bahrain.The papers mostly consist of correspondence from the company, with correspondence and minutes produced by the India Office and other British officials, including the Political Agent, Bahrain.The papers include: BAPCO charter and by-laws (folios 199-227); correspondence concerning the measuring of oil for royalty purposes, 'gauging'; BAPCO half yearly abstracts of accounts and statements of royalties due, for the first half of 1936 to the first half of 1947 inclusive; correspondence and memoranda concerning the level of royalties paid to the Shaikh of Bahrain; royalty accounting procedure in connection with handling Arabian crude oil received at Zellaq from the California Arabian Standard Oil Company (folios 122-124); and miscellaneous matters.The BAPCO charter and by-laws are dated 1930.The Arabic content of the papers consists of a supplement to the lease between the Shaikh of Bahrain and the company in four folios, with English translation (folios 193-196).The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 228; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file contains monthly royalty delivery tickets issued by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), for the period June 1936 to December 1938 inclusive. The tickets give figures for net tons of crude oil delivered to the BAPCO refinery, on which royalty was paid to the Government of Bahrain (referred throughout as Bahrein). The tickets are witnessed by the State Engineer (and Assistant State Engineer) of the Government of Bahrain. The file also contains summaries of oil deliveries upon which gross royalty was accrued, for the period September to December 1938; some BAPCO correspondence relating to the tickets; and covering letters from the Political Agency, Bahrain to the India Office.The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 489; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file contains copies of royalty delivery tickets (statistical forms, giving totals of bulk crude oil deliveries to refinery), and marine receipt tickets (giving totals of crude oil received from Ras Tanura), issued by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), together with summaries of oil deliveries upon which gross royalty was accrued, for the months of January to December 1939 inclusive. The forms are witnessed by the State Engineer of the Government of Bahrain. The file also contains covering letters from the Political Agent, Bahrain, forwarding the forms to the India Office.The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 565; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file contains monthly summaries of Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) oil deliveries upon which gross royalty was accrued (and summaries of the Arabian crude run from Zellaq, which was deducted from the gross royalty figure) for the period January 1940 to January 1948, inclusive. The figures are given in accordance with ticket numbers, in barrels and tons. The file also contains some covering letters from BAPCO, and covering letters from the Political Agency, Bahrain, forwarding the summaries to the India Office.The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 280; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file contains three political and economic reports on the Persian Gulf states, prepared by the British Government.The reports are as follows: Foreign Office print entitled 'Arab Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf', dated 8 June 1949, surveying each of the shaikhdoms and some of their problems, with indications of the action that might be necessary there, including a separate paper on education (folios 53-57); Cabinet Middle East (Official) Committee Working Party paper entitled 'Persian Gulf: Economic and Social Development', dated 12 November 1949 (cover sheet states title as 'Persian Gulf States'), covering all aspects of social and economic development in the region, including detailed sections on Bahrein [Bahrain], and Muscat and Oman (folios 8-51); and Cabinet Middle East (Official) Committee Working Party paper entitled 'The Persian Gulf States', dated 2 December 1949, giving a brief overview of the region, with sections on the utilisation of oil royalties, and recommendations for the long-term development of those states with substantial oil revenues (folios 4-6).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 59; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: The item contains correspondence and other papers relating to: the payment of royalties due to the Persian Government from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC), 1915; a dispute between the British and Persian Governments relating to British troops inside Persian territory, and damage inflicted to APOC oil pipelines close to the Mesopotamia [Iraq]-Persia [Iran] border, in the wake of the British invasion of Mesopotamia in 1914/1915; APOC’s withholding of oil royalties owed to the Persian Government, in compensation for damage inflicted to its pipelines in Persia; and negotiations between APOC and the Persian Government over the terms of a new agreement for royalty payments, 1919.The item’s principal correspondents are: APOC; the Persian Government; HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Tehran, Charles Murray Marling. One note from the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs is written in French (f 329).The item includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: 1 item (86 folios)