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File 10/5 II Hasa oil: CASOC's activities in Hasa; development of Ras Tannura; Political...
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/422
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- IOR/R/15/2/422
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Title (The name of the record)
- File 10/5 II Hasa oil: CASOC's activities in Hasa; development of Ras Tannura; Political Agent's visit to Hasa
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Date (When the record was created)
- 7 Jan 1935-26 Mar 1941
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Description (What the record is about)
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The volume contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Political Resident at Bushire on the oil concession in Saudi Arabia, the activities of California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) in Hasa, Saudi Arabia, and the development of the port and the refinery at Ras Tannura (also mentioned as Ras Tanurah). There are also documents on the Political Agent's visit to Hasa, in May 1939, including his report (folios 149-157). Also of interest: 'Copy of text of ''Oil'' Agreement between the ''Standard Oil of California'' and H.M. King Abdul-Aziz Al Saud' (folios 21-30). There are notes at the end of the volume (folios 305-322).
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume (folios 305-322). The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give 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)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 volume (326 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 is in pencil in the top right corner. The numbering begins with the first (5th folio from the front) and ends with last page of writing (4th folio from the back). Between 103-112 and 173-179, folios are paginated on both sides.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/3772e1e0-9321-4ed8-a42e-b738cf2df2ae/
Series information
IOR/R/15/2
Political Agency, Bahrain
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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 10/5 II Hasa oil: CASOC's activities in Hasa; development of Ras Tannura; Political Agent's visit to Hasa