Abstract: The file contains letters of accompaniment and notifications of receipt of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) annual report.There is an index at the end of the file (folios 47-50).Physical description: The main foliation starts on the front cover of the file, in pencil in circled numbers in the top right corner of recto, and continues to 51, which is the last number given to the back cover of the file. There is an additional foliation sequence in pencil in top right corner, starting on folio 1 (numbered 20) and continuing to 33.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Resident in Bushire and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited on the use of a cypher code for their cable communications with New York and on the agreement of the code.There is an index at the end of the file (folios 51-52).Physical description: The foliation begins at the first page of writing and runs through to 53, which is the inside of the back cover of the file.
Abstract: The file contains notes of meetings and correspondence between the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Resident in Bushire, the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Darlymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the negotiations for the revision of the oil royalties agreed in 1935 with the Shaikh of Bahrain, which is raised from Rs. 3/8 to Rs. 10/- per tonne.There are documents in Arabic, letters to and from the Sheikh and BAPCO's 'Statement regarding Oil Royalties paid to his Highness Shaikh Sir Sulman bin Hamad al Khalifah, K.C.I.E. Ruler of Bahrein' (ff. 119-147).There is an index whithin the file (ff. 108-110).Physical description: The foliation starts on first page of the file and end on the back cover, in pencil, in top right corner of recto; f. 80 is the verso of f. 79.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Resident in Bushire and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited on oil royalties, including abstracts of accounts of oil, statements on Royalties due to the Sheikh of Bahrain for the years 1944-1950 and receipts from the Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Darlymple Belgrave.The file includes 'Royalty Tank Charts' (folios 13-17).There is an index at the end of the file (folios 151-160).There are various gaps in the numbering, because the following folios have been removed to file (Confidential files: 10/6 A) IOR/R/15/2/425: folios 63-82, folio 85, folio 88; and folios 91-108.Physical description: The foliation is written in pencil (later ink) in the top right corner. The numbering begins with the first page of writing, on number 1, and ends on 161, on the inside of the back cover of the file. There are various gaps in the numbering, because the following folios have been removed to file (Confidential files: 10/6 A) IOR/R/15/2/425: folios 63-82, folio 85, folio 88; and folios 91-108.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence between the Political Resident at Bushire, the Political Agent at Bahrain, the British Ministry of Fuel and Power, Bahrain Petroleum Limited (BAPCO), transmitting monthly reports, including data and tonnage on refinery operations and on petroleum product exports during 1948-1950.There is an index at the end of the file (folios 96-99).Physical description: The foliation starts on first and ends on the last folio of the file. The numbering 1-99 is in pencil in top right corner of recto, folio 47 is missing or skipped.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence between the Political Resident at Bushire, the Political Agent at Bahrain, the British Ministry of Fuel and Power, Bahrain Petroleum Limited (BAPCO), transmitting monthly reports, including data and tonnage on shipment of oil from Bahrain and petroleum product exports for the years 1945-1949, and refinery operations from 1946.The reference number 10/1 A I on the cover is crossed and the file was then renumbered as 10/7. Some of the documents in the volume are marked as confidential.There is an index at the end of the file (folios 283-300).Physical description: The foliation starts at the front cover and continues through to the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil and can generally be found in either the top left or right. Some folios have been paginated rather than foliated.The foliation runs from 1-301 with the following anomalies: 10A and 10B; 16A and 16B; 24A and 24B; 33A and 33B; 66A and 66B; 132A and 132B; 152A and 152B; 197A and 197B; 218A and 218B; 227A and 227B; 244A and 244B; 248A and 248B; 253A and 253B; 268A and 268B; 274A, 274B and 274C; 275A and 275B and the omission of ff. 2-6; ff. 20-22; ff. 44-55; ff. 56-57.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Resident at Bahrain, the Political Agent at Bushire, Bahrain Petroleum Limited (BAPCO) and California Arabian Standard Oil Company (ARAMCO) on a new refinery to be built in Saudi Arabia and on an oil pipe line to be built from Dhahran in Saudi Arabia to Bahrain.The file contains maps and sketches of the route: 'Map of East Coast of Arabia showing Saudi Arabia-Bahrein [sic] Pipe Line.' (3 copies on folios 3, 37, 68); 'Map of Reservation for Crude Oil Pipe Line, Bahrain' (2 copies on folios 37B, 70).There is an index at the end of the file (folios 64-67).Physical description: The foliation is in pencil in the top right corner of recto, starting on the cover with 1, 1A, 1B; then 2-14, 14A; 15-22, 22A and ending with 70, which is the last number given to the last folio of the file (folios 43, 51 do not exist).
Abstract: The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the the Sheikh of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifah, the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the claim of the Ruler of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud on islands off the Bahrain coast, on which he had erected concrete slabs and bronze plaques.The file includes letters in Arabic, four photographs representing beacons on the islands (folios 23-24; 34-35) and a map 'Portion of U.S. Hydrographic Map N. 3647 Showing Area Explored by Geological, Geophysical and Structure Drilling Methods. January 4th, 1950' (folio 14).Physical description: The main foliation is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins with the front cover of the file, on number 1, and runs through to 48, ending on the inside of the back cover of the file. There are also two other foliation sequences, both incomplete.
Abstract: The file contains a letter in Arabic from the Political Agent at Bahrain to the Sheikh of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifah, and some confidential correspondence with the British Residency at Bushire and the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Darlymple Belgrave, on the oil concession and the drilling activities in the additional off-shore area, including islands, reefs and shoals.Physical description: The foliation is circled in pencil, in the top right corner. It begins with the front cover of the file, on number 1, and runs through to 11, ending on the inside of the back cover of the file.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Resident in Bushire, the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the temporary modification to the agreement on the Bahrain additional area during the war.The file also contains correspondence on the ownership of Hawar Island and Deebel and Jaradeh shoals, between Bahrain and Qatar, and maps of 'Bahrain & Vicinity' (3 copies on folios 14, 15, 40) and 'Hawar Island' (folio 44).There are letters in Arabic to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifah.Physical description: The foliation is in pencil, encircled, in the top right corner of each folio. The numbering begins on the front cover of the file, on number 1, and runs through to 62, 62A; and then it carries on until 67, which is the last number given on the back cover of the file. There is another foliation, incomplete: the numbering starts with 1 on the first page of writing (folio 2) and ends with 203 (folio 66); missing folios: 2-14; 20; 23-25; 29; 31-39; 197; 199-201.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Resident at Bushire, the Political Agent at Bahrain and the British Foreign Office on sundry matters, amongst which: visa arrangements for British nationals, petroleum development in Muscat and Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC) claim of 100,000 square miles in Persia.The file includes: 'Facts on food production and distribution' (folios 82-83).There are file notes (folios 84-87).Physical description: The foliation sequence starts at the front cover; numbering is in pencil and can be found in the top right corner, it starts with 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and then it carries on until 88, which is the last number given on the back cover of the file.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Resident in Bushire, the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Darlymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited on the construction of a new wharf for the Bahrain Port in Sitra.The file includes a technical drawing representing 'General Piping Arrangement. Cargo Pier. Sitrah Island - Bahrain' (folio 18).There is an index at the end of the file (folio 16).Physical description: The foliation starts on first page with writing (first page of the file). Foliation is in pencil in top right corner of recto.