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'Annex to File 86/2 Bahrain Concession Duplicate'
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/664
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This record is a file about the 'Annex to File 86/2 Bahrain Concession Duplicate' dating from 12 May 1923.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/1/664
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'Annex to File 86/2 Bahrain Concession Duplicate'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 12 May 1923
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Description (What the record is about)
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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'.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The file is comprised of a single document, and as such has no arrangement.
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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 (22 folios)
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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)
- 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.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/8cb6ba1a-b8f1-417b-b23b-5285753d5884/
Series information
IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
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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/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/199-703
Political Residency, Bushire: subject files
Within the sub-sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/638-703
File 86: Eastern and General Syndicate
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'Annex to File 86/2 Bahrain Concession Duplicate'