5 A contract (English: “Type of oil exploration contract”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Type of contract signed from 1928 between the government and BPM/NKPM (replacing new concessions).

Translation

Type of oil exploration contract

Description

Type of contract signed from 1928 between the government and BPM/NKPM (replacing new concessions). BPM received 5 blocks: Oost-Atjeh, Tamiang, Noord-Atjeh, Djambo Ajé, Atjeh-complex. NKPM received 3: Pasé, Rajeu, Langsa.

Significance

The term 5 A contract is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.

See Also

Source

Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. —.