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'File 10/3 III Qatar Oil Concession' [66r] (147/470)
The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 27 Jan 1934-24 Mar 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.
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p.Z.628/34 , 1st February 1934,
Secret and Iniiiiediat e .
Sir,
I am directed by the Secretary of State for India
to refer to tlie correspondence noted in the margin,
te of discussion at F.O. on 15 Dec. ) copies ox which have already
lin. to G/l.^o,114 dated 12 January )
from Res.No.T. 19 dated 11 January ) been sent from time to time
11 n No.T.34 dated 17 January )
" to Gr/l No. 127 dated 20 January j to the Foreign Office and
" from Res. No.69 dated 22 January )
" " " No.70 dated 23 January ) the Admiralty, on the
11 from Re s.No . 7 7dated 26 January )
" to Ci/l No.239 dated 27 January ) subject of Qatar policy, and
1 from G/l.No.204 dated 29 January )
1 from Res. No.98 dated 29 January ) to say that he has had under his
consideration the question of the instructions to be sent
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.
in the light
of the views expressed by the Government of India and
/ "Colonel Fowle on this subject.
2. I sim now to enclose a memorandum giving an
a-ppreciation of the various aspects of the pro Diem. Sir
Samuel Hoare agrees with the conclusions reached in this
memorandum, and, for the reasons more fully explained
therein, would propose, subject to x-ne concurrence of mie
interested Departments, "chat tne instructions "uo colonel
Powle might be to the following effect:
(a) that he should forthwith approach the Sheikh
personally in regard to tne grant ox tne ^cioax oil
concession to the Anglo Persian Oil Company (Iraq Petroleum
C ompany)
(b) that he should in the xirst place formaj-Xj xcmxnd
the Sheikh (as proposed in paragraph 5 ox -oushire
T. 19/
'The Under Secretary of State,
Foreign Office,
S.W.I.
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- Content
The volume contains correspondence 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. in 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. in Bahrain and the Secretary of State for India, on the Qatar oil concession, on the Southern boundary of Qatar and on the role of Ibn Saud in the negotiation.
The volume includes:
- meeting notes, copies of telegrams and letters on Qatar and Kuwait oil concessions;
- note 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. in Kuwait 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. dated 23 Jan 1934 about the Qatar and Hasa Oil concessions and the Kuwait Neutral Zone (ff. 60-63);
- memorandum on the political importance of 'the maintenance of a British position on the Arab littoral of the Gulf' (ff. 71-76) and the need to offer protection to the Sheikh of Qatar in return for an 'undertaking on his part to grant a concession to the Anglo Persian Oil Company (Iraq Petroleum Company);
- correspondence between the British Air Ministry and 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. about air facilities in Qatar;
- note referring to a conversation that occurred at the end of 1922 between Sir Percy, Ibn Saud and Major Holmes regarding the southern boundaries of Qatar and the political relationship between Qatar and Saudi Arabia (f. 116C);
- memorandum from the meetings occurred on 11-12 Mar 1934 between the Sheikh Abdullah bin Qasim al-Thani and 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. re oil concession (ff. 131-140);
- copies of draft Qatar Oil Concession;
- a sketch of Qatar, ink on fabric (f. 212);
- memorandum on the frontiers of Saudi Arabia (ff. 196-199).
There is an index at the end of the volume ( folios 211-216).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (223 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in this file are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 211-216. The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation is on top right-hand corner, starting on the first page of writing and finishing on the back cover. The numbering is in pencil, enclosed by a circle and starts with 1, then 115, 116A, 116B, 116C, then carries on until 221, which is the last number given. There is a second pagination on the top right corner, uncircled, starting on folio 22 (numbered 21) to folio 100 (numbered 99) and then from folio 116a (numbered 113) until folio 210 (numbered 207).
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- Title
- 'File 10/3 III Qatar Oil Concession'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1r:36r, 36r:45v, 46v, 47v:61r, 61r:63r, 63r:74r, 74r:115v, 116ar:116cv, 117r:120v, 121v:154v, 155ar:155bv, 156r:159r, 159r:169v, 181v:183r, 183r:184r, 184r:196r, 196r:198r, 198r:211v, 213r:220v, back-i
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