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'File 10/3 II Qatar Oil Concession' [217r] (448/520)
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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9.
ive to "be persona g^rat a to H.M .G.
(c) British director;
(d) Chief Local Representat
and a British subject.
(e As many British employees es possible to be employed,
i "t-ese, he thought that (a), (b) and (d) should appear in
tne concession itself, and in view of the necessity for transfer to
the I.P.C., he suggested that the other two might be inserted if
at any stage the I.P.O. decided to sell the concession to a foreign
Company. /or this purpose a clause should be inserted forbidding
assignment without the consent of the Sheikh, and then only on
conditions to be laid down by him. Mr. Starling suggested that we
night provide that the Company should be and remain a British
Company registered in Great Britain, having its place of business in
Great Britain and a British Chairman, on the same lines as the I. i.e.,
I'r. Laithwait e said that might be possible, but that he thought 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.
would be content ( if this was found to be sufficiently
legally watertight and would ease matters) to cover certain of tnese
points in an exchange of letters with the Company, particularly the
point about the Chief Local Representative. It seemed desirable also
to provide that the Sheikh should approve the conditions ci transfer.
Mr.Seal said that apart altogether from safeguards for British
control, the Admiralty were concerned that they should be in a
position to acquire or buy the oil produced in time el war, and he
was anxious therefore that there should be no reassignment to
American interests without provision for pre-emption, as otherwise
serious diplomatic difficulties might arise, . >za,z lin^ drew
attention to the difficulties of entirely safeguarding the position
when we were dealing with an international company sue-- as tne
Seal agreed that it was desirable to make provision tnat one
consent of the Sheikh and approval of the conditions of assignment
should be included. Lir .Warner suggested that the simplest course
might be to meet the Company in so many words as regards transfer to
the I.P.C. if that was the point which they had principally in mind
in the first sentence of the article and then make provision to
safeguard our position in the event of any reassignment.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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'
- Pages
- 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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