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. —.