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'File 10/3 IV Qatar Oil Concession' [41r] (104/534)
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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would help us to prevent an arrangement "between them
defining a comrnon "boundary, even though It disregarded
the "blue line. 1 have difficulty in "believing - though
this is outside my province - that the Shaikh would regard
any boundaiy of his dominions otherwise than as a boundary
"between hin and I"bn Gaud.
I am worried over the more general question of ibr»
Saudis relatione with +he Crucial Shaikhs. in his
memorandum of January 26, paragraph 11, la it hwai te refers
incidentally to the Exercise (by ibn Sauc- ) as at present
of an informal influence and the receipt from our Arab
clients of payments which we do not recognise and the
existence -of which we ignore". Ought we not perhaps to
watch more closely the info anal influence, which has become
so patent in the case of the Shaikh of Qatar since his visit
last year to Riyadh? Ought we not to keep a more definite
record of observable contacts, eg. the vi sits of members of
the ruling families tc Mecca and, if possible, to ibn
Jilxiwi in Has a? Ought we to ignore quite so readily money
payments, which, if regular, can only appear in Arab eyes
as tribute to an over-lord?
I do not call to mind off hand any pavment except
those made by the Shaikh of Qatar. If there are others,
it would oe useful to know of them» IDven as regards the
Shaikh of Qatar the information seems to be sketchy, in
1930 Prior reported very confident i ally (see the enclosures in
your P.L. (IS,4861/4861/91J of September 12, 1930) that the
Shaikh admitted to paying a secret subsidy of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
100,000
a year to Ibn Saud„ He was then anxious about the fnature
of/
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence