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'File 10/3 III Qatar Oil Concession' [197r] (421/470)
The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 27 Jan 1934-24 Mar 1934. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers.
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3. Yenen and Sau di, Ara bia 0
There is no agreed frontier., The question of
frontiers has 16ng been the subject of dispute and the
dispute has now reached a very acute stage,. The dotted '
line in the marked map piTes a verty rough idea of how
"ft 1 ® de f acto frontier may lie 0 Even this is subject to
the following observations :-
( a ) Coastal area ,
r ^he de fac to frontier is believed to abut on the
sea at Muwas aim, a place about 5 miles ndrth of Medi.
The general trend inland may be said t o be north-easterly
but the direction at any given ooint canrot be indicated.
(b) Mountain area -
This has recentl y come into ■Q-ie forefront of the
dispute between Ibn E»aud and the imam 0 The geography,
the tribal distribution and the extent of the effective
authority of the rulers are all too uncertain to admit
at present of a definition^
(s) Naj ran«.
Hiis area is claimed in principle by both rulers
and has olayed a large part in the dispute. The geogra"?iiy
is, If possible, more uncertain than in other remote
parts of Arabia and it is impossible to indicate a frontier
in a region where the local tribes have Torobably held their
own against all comers except for fleeting occupations^
4 o I nternal bound a ri es jij^ J;hiL Jj. n
Owing to the dispute between ibn Saud and the imam,
the other boundaries of 'Asir still have ©ome international
importance. ri *he northern boundary is in the region of the
dotted lire but is uncertaino. "Tie more important boundary
between the former territory of the Idrisi ("ihamat 'Asirj
and what the Saudis now call ^sir 3urat (capital at Abhai
was laid down at least in part in a treaty between ibn
^>aud and the then Idrisi in 19S0, but the terms of this
treaty/
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- Content
The volume contains correspondence between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in Bushire, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain and the Secretary of State for India, on the Qatar oil concession, on the Southern boundary of Qatar and on the role of Ibn Saud in the negotiation.
The volume includes:
- meeting notes, copies of telegrams and letters on Qatar and Kuwait oil concessions;
- note from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. dated 23 Jan 1934 about the Qatar and Hasa Oil concessions and the Kuwait Neutral Zone (ff. 60-63);
- memorandum on the political importance of 'the maintenance of a British position on the Arab littoral of the Gulf' (ff. 71-76) and the need to offer protection to the Sheikh of Qatar in return for an 'undertaking on his part to grant a concession to the Anglo Persian Oil Company (Iraq Petroleum Company);
- correspondence between the British Air Ministry and the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. about air facilities in Qatar;
- note referring to a conversation that occurred at the end of 1922 between Sir Percy, Ibn Saud and Major Holmes regarding the southern boundaries of Qatar and the political relationship between Qatar and Saudi Arabia (f. 116C);
- memorandum from the meetings occurred on 11-12 Mar 1934 between the Sheikh Abdullah bin Qasim al-Thani and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. re oil concession (ff. 131-140);
- copies of draft Qatar Oil Concession;
- a sketch of Qatar, ink on fabric (f. 212);
- memorandum on the frontiers of Saudi Arabia (ff. 196-199).
There is an index at the end of the volume ( folios 211-216).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (223 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in this file are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 211-216. The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation is on top right-hand corner, starting on the first page of writing and finishing on the back cover. The numbering is in pencil, enclosed by a circle and starts with 1, then 115, 116A, 116B, 116C, then carries on until 221, which is the last number given. There is a second pagination on the top right corner, uncircled, starting on folio 22 (numbered 21) to folio 100 (numbered 99) and then from folio 116a (numbered 113) until folio 210 (numbered 207).
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- Title
- 'File 10/3 III Qatar Oil Concession'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1r:36r, 36r:45v, 46v, 47v:61r, 61r:63r, 63r:74r, 74r:115v, 116ar:116cv, 117r:120v, 121v:154v, 155ar:155bv, 156r:159r, 159r:169v, 181v:183r, 183r:184r, 184r:196r, 196r:198r, 198r:211v, 213r:220v, back-i
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