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'File 10/3 IV Qatar Oil Concession' [20r] (62/534)
The record is made up of 1 volume (262 folios). It was created in 25 Mar 1934-20 May 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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P. ii. 1971/34.
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iiitli reference to Inaia Off ice letter Ho»i • „.i7b8/M of
Uie 20th torch r egardin^ toe- proposed ^tar ail concession, I
am directed Dy Secretary ;Ur John iiEion to r& H mut you to
inform secretary Sir .^unual Hoar a ttiat lis c incurs in the
first and third of the proposals contained in anagraph d of
l ? ^ the lOliticai resident *8 tsiegnim ivo# i/53 of the 14th torch,
namely that tu@ sheikh of #tar shaula ha inlommi thixt since
His kuj^sty•s Govamii^nt regard the granting o£ a right of
survey in c^tar as part and parcel ot a concession f he cturinot
grant such a right without their pamission; and, in general,
that pressure should he brought to Wur ).n %m .heikh to trie
ma tuat he should agre^, In principle, to me grai tiii^ >1 the'
concession to the ijiglo-per^ian Jil Coripalay or tae Iraq
petrolmim Company*
with regard to Lieutenant-Qolanel Foftle 1 ^ second proposal
nai^ieiy that it should be pointed out to the viheiich that by
entering into airact relations with King I to Jaua he has
broker
Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation.
Article IV of his treaty with His Majesty ^ Government and has
incurred their uiapleasure (ma, moreover, th- t auy arrangtfi^enti
whlcii he has made with King Ibn jaud cannot be permitted to
stand, air John 3toon considers that, in principle, it would
be useful in the first Instance to know what taeae arrangement!
mm* iince, however, he understands taat in Uiq view of
Sir jamuel i'ioare it is aesirable to impose this veto at once,
In order that the Jheikh may be unaer no misapprehenaion on
this point, he is prepared to concur in the course proposed by
Colonel/
Under secretary of State,
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.
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The volume contains correspondence between 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 the Shaikh of Qatar, the Air Ministry, the Foreign Office, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) and H.M.'s Ministry at Jedda in regard to the borders of Qatar, the oil concession and the relations of the Shaikhdoms with Ibn Said.
It contains:
- notes of a meeting 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 March 1934 with representatives of APOC and Royal Dutch Shell to discuss the Qatar oil concession (ff 22-29 and 86-92A);
- notes on the meeting occurred on 2-4 April 1934 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. and the Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani of Qatar (ff. 44-51A);
- envelope titled 'Sketch Map of Qatar peninsula with boundary line marked by Shaikh' (f. 51B);
- correspondence re the 'reconnaissance of Qatar' via flying boats by R.A.F. taking place on 8/9 May 1934 (ff. 141-222);
- extracts from R. E. Cheesman's 'In Unknown Arabia' (ff. 177-185);
- list of tasks to be carried out during the reconnaissance, including photographs to be taken (ff. 194-197).
There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 236-244).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (262 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 236-244.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation starts on the first page of writing on top right-hand corner and finishes on the back cover. The numbering starts with 1, then 7, 8a, 8b, 9A, 9B, 10A, 10B, 11-14, 15A, 15B, 16, then 18, 19A, 19B, 20, 21A, 21B, 22, then 50, 51A, 51B, 52, then 79, 80A, 80B, 81-84, 85A, 85B, 86, then 92, 93A, 93B, then 159, 160A, 160B, 160C,161, then 228, 229A, 229B, 230, and then carries until 249 which is the last number given.
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- IOR/R/15/2/413
- Title
- 'File 10/3 IV Qatar Oil Concession'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1r:4v, 6r:7v, 8ar:8bv, 9ar:9bv, 10ar:10bv, 11r:12v, 14r:14v, 15ar:15bv, 16r:18v, 19ar:19bv, 20r:20v, 21ar:21bv, 22r:38v, 40r:50v, 51ar:51bv, 52r:58v, 59ar:59bv, 60r:73v, 75r:79v, 80ar:80bv, 81r:84v, 85ar:85bv, 86r:92v, 93ar:93bv, 94r:100v, 102r:148v, 147r:159v, 160ar:160av, 160cr:160cv, 161r:167v, 169r:176v, 182r:209v, 211r:211v, 214r:228v, 229ar:229bv, 230r:234v, 236r:249v, back-i
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