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'File 82/1 [I] (F 52) A.P.O.C. and Oil Concessions Arab Coast' [58r] (115/307)
The record is made up of 1 file (151 folios). It was created in 30 Jun 1921-30 Apr 1923. It was written in English. 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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the Traoial Chiefs ennrantldns similar to thoae cjucI tided with
the Shtlstha of Koweit and Balirein, with a view to securing the
e^loitation of those territories to British interests.
'6. As regards Lowe It mid tehrein, we note that negotiations
tnust be c^ndfcfted by 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.
under instructions
from His H^Jeaty 's CJoremnient, and agree that application
should be made on our behalf in the maaae of the D'Arcy
Exploration Company and not in the name of the Anglo-Persian
Oil Company.
4. although our original application was for an
exploratory licence, we would prefer, if it can be arranged,
that the Agreement with the respect ive Shiekha should be in
the form of a Concession, in view of the desirability of
settling the extent cf the participation of the Sheikhs in
any profits before, and not after, oil is found. 3ut If this
is not possible it would, we submit, be necessary to reserre
to us under the prorislons of the Licence, th» right to the
rrrant of a Concession for worcing such portions of the
territories corere-l by the Licence as we may select, on terms
to be agreed now.
5. As no geological exauiination has hitherto been made
of She territories in luestion it would be necessary for the
Licence to cover ISie whole area. In view, also, of the
extent of the territories, the unsettled political conditions
and the climate which does not permit of continuous field
worfc, we fear that the period of two years would be quite
Inadequate to permit of the thorough geological examination
that would be necessary. For this we consider that a period
of four years is tie mlninnsa practicable in the circumstances.
v 6. e are agreeable to pay a fee of Hs.lO,0 >0 in respect
of each licence on condition that machinery used for
prospecting should be exoript from the payment of Customs*
i )ues, and that 10 i tons should be fixed as the limit of the
oil that should be won, free of Hofalty, durl^ the
prospecting period for experimental purposes.
?. 50 trust te^at the abore conditions meet with the
approval of His Majesty's Government, and would be glad if
the ShelJchs of JCoweit and Bahrein could be approached through
the appropriate channels on these lines.
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The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Department and the Under Secretary of State 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. in London, Sir Winston Churchill (Secretary of State for the Colonies at the time), 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. at Bushire, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait, the Vice-Consul at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran] and Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives regarding contacts with local rulers about oil concessions in Bahrain and Kuwait.
The file also contains:
- copy of a letter from 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. to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, dated 8 September 1921, on oil explorations in the various Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. states, and on APOC's desire to exclusive prospective rights in Oman (folios 11-13);
- draft agreement between the rulers of Bahrain and Kuwait and D'Arcy Exploration Company Limited for oil explorations (1921 ca.) (folios 22-27, 102-107 and 257-260);
notes concerning meetings of Major Frank Holmes with Ibn Saud re oil exploration in Arabia [Saudi Arabia] (folio 80)
letter from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Muscat to 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. regarding oil in Muscat (folios 96-97).
The file is incomplete. Some letters, mainly containing pledges signed by Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. rulers not to grant any oil concession to anyone except with the permission of the British Government, were removed from the original file and forwarded to the Foreign Office in 1953. In these instances the former numbering sequence presents gaps, and these letters are replaced by folios indicating page numbers, sender, receiver, date and subject of the letter removed. These letters are now in FO 371/7723 and FO 371/104408.
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- 1 file (151 folios)
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The documents in the file are mostly arranged in chronological order.
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The main foliation is in pencil in encircled numbers in top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The numbering starts on the front cover with 1 and carries on until 153, which is the last number given on the back cover of the file. A former sequence runs from the first to the last folio of writing, pencil numbers (not circled) in top right recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio, not crossed through - the numbering runs 1-260 missing numerous numbers out. The reason is that some letters were removed from the original file to be forwarded to the Foreign Office in 1953, whereas the former numbering sequence presents gaps.
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- 'File 82/1 [I] (F 52) A.P.O.C. and Oil Concessions Arab Coast'
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- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:17v, 22r:68v, 70v:80v, 82r:86v, 88r:117v, 120v:129v, 130v:139v, 142v, 144v:153r, back-i, back
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