Bahrain Petroleum Company: royalties to the Bahrain Government

FO 1016/54 1951 Feb 5-Oct 31
Description

This file relates to the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) royalties. It contains:

  • Request from C D Belgrave for the first payments of royalties to be made between 1st and 15th September 1952 in line with the lunar calendar, the accepted calendar of the Bahrain Government
  • Confirmation of the receipt of voluntary payments of Rs 500,000 for the periods June, July and August 1951
  • Exchange of correspondence between the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited and the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa relating to an agreement for increased royalty payments