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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Language Arabic Name Bahrain Petroleum Company, Chief Local Representative, 1930-c 1971

1. IOR/R/15/1/649

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/649
Title:
‘File 86/2 I (C 30) Bahrain Oil Concession (Eastern & General Syndicate)’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to negotiations for the extension of Eastern & General Syndicate Limited’s (hereafter E&GS) concession for oil exploration in Bahrain. Correspondents in the volume include the Political Agent in Bahrain (chiefly Major Cyril Ba...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1925-8 Sep 1929
Extent:
1 volume (328 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/651

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/651
Title:
‘File 86/2 III (C 42) Bahrain Oil, Eastern and General Syndicate Limited’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to the completion of the transfer of the Bahrain oil concession to the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO), and BAPCO’s ongoing oil exploration activities in Bahrain. The volume is a direct continuation of ‘File 86/2 II (C 31)...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1930-31 Jan 1933
Extent:
1 volume (271 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/652

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/652
Title:
‘File 86/2 IV (C 43) Bahrain Oil; Eastern and General Syndicate Limited’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to ongoing exploratory oil drilling being undertaken in Bahrain by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO). The volume is a direct continuation of ‘File 86/2 III (C 42) Bahrain Oil, Eastern and General Syndicate Limited’ (IOR/...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Jan 1933-29 Jun 1933
Extent:
1 volume (227 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/654

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/654
Title:
‘File 86/2 VI (C 46) Bahrain Oil’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to ongoing exploratory oil drilling being undertaken in Bahrain by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO), and the resignation of Major Frank Holmes as Chief Local Representative for BAPCO in Bahrain. The volume is a direct c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1928-31 Oct 1933
Extent:
1 volume (206 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/655

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/655
Title:
‘File 86/2 VII (C 48) Bahrain Oil’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to oil prospecting being undertaken in Bahrain by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO). The volume is a direct continuation of ‘File 86/2 VI (C 46) Bahrain Oil’ (IOR/R/15/1/654). The principal correspondents in the volume a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1933-29 Dec 1933
Extent:
1 volume (306 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/664

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/664
Title:
‘Annex to File 86/2 Bahrain Concession Duplicate’
Scope & Content:
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 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 May 1923
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/388

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/388
Title:
'File No: 10/1 (Vol: I). Oils & Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains telegrams and correspondence exchanged between Major Frank Holmes, Chief Local Representative of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, the Colonial Office, the Political Agent in Bahrain and the Political Resident in Bushire. Most correspondence is about the negotiations for...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Mar 1932-25 Jan 1933
Extent:
1 volume (239 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/389

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/389
Title:
File 10/1 II Bahrain Oil Concession
Scope & Content:
The volume contains telegrams and correspondence exchanged between Major Frank Holmes, Chief Local Representative of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO), the Colonial Office, the Political Agent in Bahrain and the Political Resident. Most correspondence is about the discovery of oil in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Feb 1933-23 Jun 1933
Extent:
1 volume (246 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/390

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/390
Title:
'File 10/1 (Vol III). Oils and Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession.'
Scope & Content:
The volume mainly contains correspondence and telegrams on the renewal of the Bahrain Oil Concession, exchanged between the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Resident in Bushire, the Secretary of State in India, the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1933-21 Aug 1933
Extent:
1 volume (223 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/409

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/409
Title:
File 10/2 The chief local representative - B.A.P.C.O.
Scope & Content:
The file contains documents and correspondence on the employment of a Chief Local Representative for the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) and on the temporary appointment of an American subject. The file contains a letter in Arabic from the Political Agent to the Sheikh of Bahrain, Sal...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Oct 1945-15 Apr 1946
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)