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'File 10/6 A Revision of oil royalties paid to Shaikh of Bahrain by BAPCO'
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/425
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/2/425
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'File 10/6 A Revision of oil royalties paid to Shaikh of Bahrain by BAPCO'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 17 Jan 1949-15 Aug 1950
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Description (What the record is about)
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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 Dalrymple 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 are 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' [sic] (ff. 119-147). There is an index within the file (ff. 108-110).
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The file contains folios removed from file IOR/R/15/2/424 (Confidential files: 10/6). There is an index (ff. 108-110). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the file; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Arabic; English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file (147 folios)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- 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.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/006bd423-c813-497f-8414-b01fef8e57e4/
Series information
IOR/R/15/2
Political Agency, Bahrain
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/R
India Office Records transferred later through official channels
Within the sub-fonds: IOR/R/15
Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
Within the series: IOR/R/15/2
Political Agency, Bahrain
Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/2/139-916
Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
Within the sub-sub-series: IOR/R/15/2/388-460
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'File 10/6 A Revision of oil royalties paid to Shaikh of Bahrain by BAPCO'