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'File 10/3 II Qatar Oil Concession' [212r] (438/520)
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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well to impress upon them the delicacy of the position. The
meeting agreed and tnought that this might "be put to the Canpany
as a general point in connection with the concession.
(o) terri to ria l water s. The question was raised whether
territorial waters were covered "by the draft concession. It
was agreed that they were included under the terns of Article 1.
The Petroleum Department suggested that it
would be desirable further to safeguard the interests of the
Sheikh by amplifying this article on the general lines of
Articles 12A and 13 (paragraphs 1 and 3) of the A.P.O.C.'s
Persian concession, which provided for carrying out operations
in a proper manner and also dealt with the keeping of plans,
and other data which were to be made available to the
Government. It was agreed that this should be put to the Conpery.
Article 4. This article was likely to be that of the
greatest importance to the Sheikh. The Foreign Office
representatives expressed the general view that, sucject to
consideration of our own interests and those of the Sheikh, it
was desiratle to meet the A .P.O.C. so far as possible over the
terms of this concession since any delay in settlement increased
the risk that American interests might be brought in. The
Petroleum Department agreed, and the Admiralty said that they
thought their higher authorities would probably also ar;ree,
subject to the reservations in question, as did ;ir.Laithwaite.
Mr.Laithwait e said that the Company had already made it
clear that they did not wish to disclose their bargaining
figures at the monent and we could not very well press them to
do so. On the other hand, it would be material, in considering
the terns to be accepted, that under the present concession
they were to receive an exclueive licence in respect
whole area of Qatar - some 3 ,000 square miles.
Mr.Starlin g said that the use of the phrase "exported from
v,4-•; in" raised an important point, ihis
or sold for consumption in raiseu
formula was one which had been used in the Persian concession.
The/
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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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