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'File 10/3 IV Qatar Oil Concession' [117r] (264/534)
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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of territorial ntatuB and "boundariea of certain territories
and sphere o^ influence in lantern Arabia and in reply have
been furnished "by His ? r Rjeety*a Government with c»pien of ^
Anglo-'"urkieh Convention8 of -Tiily 29th 1913 and March 9th
l914o "Vou should attach conies of these Conventions for
information of ^audi Oovprn^ent explaining that that o^
March 9th 1914 was ratified a^ mbli ahed, The note
ahould continue on lines of paragraph 3 of my despatch
No # l??5 to %!gora makinp it clear that Hia ^a.iesty's r ?overn-
went regard ^'Plue Line" laid down by Article 11 of 1913
Convention and define# and adopted in Article 3 of ratified
Convention of 1913 as remaining operative. You mav
accompany this communication with any oral explanations
you consider necessary bearing In mind f hat consideratlone
urged in paragraph 6 of my despatch No.l^fj ^o Angora.
Vs
4 e Keanw^ile in o^der farther to ruard arains +
danger emphasised in paragraph f? of vour telegram , 'Oo4 , 7 of
Standard Oil Company of California extending + heir aerial
survey work to eas+ of ^Blue Line" United States 'Embassy
London are being info^ed that (with reference to corres
pondence with them regarding journey and activities of
aeroplane which Btandard Oil Company of California have
sent out to TIABA Coas*) that I r l 8 Hajesty^o Government think
it well to make it clear that they regard Eastern Boundary
between Ibn Hmid's dominion as fixed by "Blue T .ine rt and
could not a*rree *o Standard Oil Company's aeroplane flying
over, or to Company's extending its operation or survey work
in any other manner to territory to eas^ of that line 0
5, After COT^unication has been addressed to
^audi Government on above lines but before flaudi Government
have/
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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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- 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