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'Annex to File 86/2 Bahrain Concession Duplicate'

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/664

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Reference
IOR/R/15/1/664
Title
'Annex to File 86/2 Bahrain Concession Duplicate'
Date
12 May 1923
Description

The file contains an original copy of the Bahrain oil concession agreement, dated 12 May 1923, agreed between Major Frank Holmes of The Eastern & General Syndicate Limited, and Shaikh Esa bin Ali Al-Khalifa ['Īsá bin 'Alī Āl Khalīfa]. The concession is typewritten in English, with an Arabic translation added by hand in black ink. Each page of the concession has been stamped 'For and on behalf of The Eastern & General Syndicate, Limited' and is signed by Holmes. The last page of text of the concession (folio 20) has also been signed by a witness, Mr W Hendry, of Dumbarton, Scotland. The final page of the agreement (folio 21) is a map of the northern half of the Persian Gulf. The cover of the file bears the broken remains of a wax seal, inscribed 'The Eastern Bank Limited, Baghdad'.

Arrangement

The file is comprised of a single document, and as such has no arrangement.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Arabic; English
Physical description
1 file (22 folios)
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Physical condition
Foliation: Foliation is circled in pencil, at the top of the recto of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 22. An original foliation system using typewritten numbers at the top and centre of each recto, runs from ff 2-20.
Record URL
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'Annex to File 86/2 Bahrain Concession Duplicate'