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'File 10/3 II Qatar Oil Concession' [60r] (134/520)
The record is made up of 1 volume (252 folios). It was created in 1916-1934. 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 Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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No. 12 -J) A. ^ ! ) )
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CCKFIDENTIAL.
23rd December, 33.
The Hor^ble 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 the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
B us h ire.
Sir,
Further to previous correspondence regarding our nego
tiations with H•£. the Shaikh of ^atar we now have the honour
to report the latest stage dn these negotiations, which ftawt «5
as follows.
;'r. Chisholn arrived in Dohah on 15th December, and
discussions took place with the Shaikh on 16th, 17th and 18th
December. It was explained that as the result of our previous
discussions we had redrafted the general terms of our proposals
so as to cover various points which the 3haikh wished to have
included in them, and we had also decided to offer him cash
terms considerably in excess of those previously offered.
At the Shaikh's request Mr. Chisholm gave him an Arabic trans
lation of our proposed new general terms (as forwarded to you
under cover of our letter GM/1327 of 16th December) omitting
Article 4 which concerned only the ca^h terms; as regards the
cash terms Mr. Chisholm also communicated to the Shaikh the
figures which we were now prepared to offer.
The attitude adopted by the Shaikh however was, while
admitting the length to which we had gone to meet him as regards
both general and cash terms, to refuse any offer which did not
embody to the full the very large demands made by him at our
October discussions. He made quite plain his opinion T,hat, if
we would not accept his terms, there were other parties who
would be ready to do so on the expiry on 26th August 1934 of our
current agreement with him.
As the Shaikh could not be persuaded to abandon this
attitude, Mr. Chisholm suspended negotiations and returned to
Abadan on 21st December. The Shaikh, while expressing regret
that agreement could not yet be reached, and stating that unless
his demands could be accepted in full it v&s unnecessary for our
representative to revisit ^atar, said that he would be glad to
receive and consider any communications received from us.
We have reported on this situation to our London Principals
and will inform you in due course of any further developments.
We have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servants,
For ANGLO-PLRSIAN OIL CO., LTD.,
tSfld. K 77. O. Elkintiton
Copy to;- / GiiJfoHAL MANAGER.
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.
, s/ ,
Bahrein.
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The papers in this volume date mostly from 1933-1934. The volume contains copies of 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. at Bahrain and the Secretary of State for India in London about oil concession in Qatar and the negotiations between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) and the Sheikh of Qatar.
The volume includes:
- draft dated 14 December 1933 of the 75 years' agreement between A.P.O.C. and the Sheikh (ff. 27-47);
- letter dated 4 July 1933 regarding the boundaries of Qatar 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, N. R. P. Dickson, 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. in Bushire (f. 56);
- telegram 2 January 1934 sent by the Resident to the Secretary of State for India which says that the Sheikh demands 500.000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. per year in addition to royalties and A.P.O.C. 'considers this exorbitant and inspired by prospects of American competition' referring to Standard Oil of California (f. 61);
- comments on the draft concession from 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. and minutes of meetings held at 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. on 21 December 1933 'to secure British exploitation' (ff. 104-125 and following);
- telegram 10 January 1934 from 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. to the Secretary of State for India containing political opinions on the Sheikh of Qatar (ff. 174-175);
- draft of the Concession dated 11 December 1933 (ff. 181-189);
- copy of the 1916 Anglo-Qatar treaty (ff. 203-204);
- Haji Williamson's political notes on Qatar, with genealogical tree of the al Thani family (ff. 224-233);
- letter from 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 to the Government of India in New Delhi, planning a visit to the Sheikh to offer protection in exchange for the concession to APOC.
There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 243-247).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (252 folios)
- Arrangement
The items in the volume are arranged in chronological order from earliest to latest with earlier documents attached to the file. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 243-247. 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.
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The foliation starts on the first page of writing on the top right-hand corner and finishes on the back cover, on folio 252. Numbers are in pencil, circled. There is a second foliation in blue crayon first and then in black pencil on the top centre and then on the top right corner, uncircled, starting on folio 1 (numbered 1) to folio 26 (numbered 26) , then folio 27 (numbered 26a) to folio 47 (numbered 26v), folio 48 (numbered 27) ending on folio 242 (numbered 220).
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- Title
- 'File 10/3 II Qatar Oil Concession'
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- front, back, head, tail, spine, edge, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1r:13v, 19r:25v, 48r:180v, 190r:193v, 205r:224v, 224ar:224av, 225r:251v, back-i
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