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'File 10/3 IV Qatar Oil Concession' [131r] (292/534)
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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to "DiWlucf* effect aiwed at Iti penultimate sertenets of
parafjrr^pli 3 of telegram under reference and to require no
aiaT)li f 1 catl on 0 T ^o you agree*?
1 ahould prefer to prewent note to ^tmd
personalis I f hc> coi-ien here not later than April 29th.
An - free In oral d iacur si on 8 which 'J?! 11 in nvy case he
Inevitable, to speak freely of ^rour de«ire tha ^ there
phoul<i h<» no minun^erntandinr* in connection ^ith HaOft
oil concession and of your ew th^t ^hole country east
of "^lue r .4.ne in ^ritiah sphere in rhich it rests ^ith
Hlf? Jlajestv's floverrwent +0 determine boundaries of local
^ulero? If an flwer to quest ion at (a) above is in
affirmative may I offer to lend him, comrjieto texts for
perusal''
5. I fiee no objection to immediate reconnaissance
of both coast and peninsula aTid adjoining waters provided
admittedly Baudi waters north nf from bay opposite
^AKHl^JNTA are not enteredc X am more doubtful about land
recom^aissance but see no at ^ong objection if it can he
confined to line ^fell north of Biwr. Any demonstration
over Ildiwan set , 'lemf*n + lenown to exist there might be
le^itima^e but Tsonlrl certainly be regarded as provocation
if i f came to Trno^ledre o^ ^audi Oovrrnment. B^me ^otild
apnly to other settlements south of line from BALWA to
KHOP AL OfPEIT^ but I kno^ of no others close to it.
^ilby's *^Rpty Quarter' 1 nage 5^.
4 0 I presume I should say nothing to '^ad
about reconnaiscan ce.
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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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- Reference
- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence