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'File 10/3 IV Qatar Oil Concession' [115r] (260/534)
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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^lefrran XX
"^rorn
Grovernment of India, New ^elhi.
H 0 lil 0 *0 Becre'rary of 3tate for India, Lofcdon.
Tleneated to
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.
, Bushire.
No. 9f51o
"Dated 18th (reoei^pd 19th) APRIL 1934.
"-'"our telefrran of l^th Aoril, 958
C^/TA^ BO T M)AniEn.
We prenurie this was despatched a^ter you had
received my telegram of the 16th April, 904•
3, We have also now received from 7owle copies of
letters duller accounts of his interviews. One point
which seems t o us important is ^hat 3haikh claimed "boundary
as shown on Anplo-^ersian Oil Compnny' s mao but expressly
stated that there was no Neutral -.ore between himself and
Ibn 3aud (vide para p-rach 6 of Fowle's letter No ,,0/1^9 of
April 5th)o "'"his apparently me^ns that he regards area
west of Anplo-Persi an Oil Company's (boundary ?) as Ibn
Saudis terri^orv and is in our ouinion additional argument
against formal communication to Ibn Baud contemplated in
course (c) since we could no + count on Shaikh's support in
any conflict with Ibn Saud which such communication mipht
provokeo We are unable therefore to sunnort recommendations
made in nara^ranhs 5 and 6 of Bowie's telegram /9P 8
Dangerous encroachments referred to by ^owle will of course
remain bu + we do not consider ^hat course (c) is any more
lively than (b) to mit a s + op to them. ^s re^a^ds aerial
survev we ar'ree with conclusion reac}ied by lilddle 'jas^
Sub-Committee on f?3rd March (vide question 6) 0
^OHISIGN
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- Content
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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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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