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'File 10/3 VI Qatar Oil Concession' [140r] (293/481)
The record is made up of 1 volume (234 folios). It was created in 25 Jul 1934-14 Jan 1935. 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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affect strangers only.
We hope that you will reconsider this point and
remove your insistence on its offer to the Shaikh.
A rticle 14. The third paragraph of the draft
of 13th March has been deleted in agreement with you;
it is to be covered as in Kuwait by an exchange of letters,
Por purposes of construction the article has
been divided into two clauses of which (b) covers the
pnint in paragraph (2) of your letter of the 18th October.
It was felt here that this division of the
article into two clauses gave undue stress to the words
"at any time" in the opening phrase of the article.
To avoid misinterpretation, and since the occasions on v/hich
the Shaikh can terminate the agreement are clearly defined,
we have deleted those three words.
A rticle 16 .. In consequence of the new
reference to default in Article 14 (b) it became necessary
to insert a default clause in the arbitration provisions.
A paragraph on the lines of the Kuwait draft has been added
at the end of the article^
Article 21 of the draft of 12th March . This has
been omitted from the present draft, and is to be covered
by an exchange of letters.
With reference to the suggestion in paragraph (3)
of your letter under reply, we would pray you excuse us
from adding "in accordance with your Excellency's Treaty
obligations" to the letter which is to be handed to the
Shaikh when the Concession is signed. We feel that it is
not for us to remind in writing such a Potentate of treaty
obligations towards another State, and you promised to
reconsider this point. As I told you, Mylles wi11 be
instructed to remind verbally the Shaikh of the common
knowledge as to his treaty obligations regarding concessions
in handing him the letter.
We are sending copies of this draft of 25th
October to Abadan shortly, with the reservation that our
instructions as to negotiations may still be subject to
understandings with His Majesty's Government at this end,
though you will doubtless have learned that the Kuwait
reiinery provisions are now acceptable to the Admiralty for
Q-atar.
The negotiations are not going to be easy, I fear.
Yours sincerely,
L. LEFROY,
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- Content
The volume mainly contains correspondence, telegrams and memoranda exchanged between 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. 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. and with the Foreign Office, the Secretary of State for India, the Sheikh of Qatar and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) on the boundaries of Qatar and the Qatar Oil Concession.
The volume includes:
- correspondence between APOC 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. on the Qatar Oil Concession, mentioning the opportunity to build a refinery in Qatar;
- information about Bahrain [Buraini)] and its surroundings, with list of tribes which paid Zakah to Ibn Saud in 1922 and the Amir of Hasa in 1926, which includes number of men, camels and sheep for each tribe (ff. 45-56);
- 'Historical Memorandum of the relations of the Wahabi Amirs and Ibn Saud with Eastern Arabia and the British Government, 1800-1934' , published by 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 26 September 1934, containing a printed map 'APPENDIX C. MAP SHOWING THE EXTENT OF WAHABI AND OF MUSCAT POWER, 1865 ' (ff. 61-91A);
- draft of Qatar Oil Agreement attached to 14 January 1935 letter from A.P.O.C. to 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. .
There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 216-228).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (234 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume, (folios 216-228). 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 in pencil on the top right corner, encircled. The numbering starts on the first page of writing, then 90, 91A, 91B, 92; and then carries on until 233, which is the last number given on the back cover. There is a second foliation, in pencil on the top right corner, starting on folio 27 (numbered 17); and ending on folio 214 (numbered 201).
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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/15/2/415
- Title
- 'File 10/3 VI Qatar Oil Concession'
- Pages
- 119r:120r, 130r:131r, 139r:140r, 160r:161r, 187r:188r, 204r
- Author
- Lefroy, Langlois Massy
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