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'File 10/3 VIII Qatar Oil Concession' [102r] (207/456)
The record is made up of 1 volume (226 folios). It was created in 9 May 1935-23 Nov 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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Now Points affecting the Shaikh raised by
Government Agreement and by covering letter to Shaikh*
ARTICLE 1 > Article XII of the Commercial agreement
comprlsee two parts
(a) Company has the right to transfer the
Agreement to any other Commercial Coy*
(b) Has the right to form a Company which
must be Identical with the A«x «0*C*
Re: (a)* Article 1 of Govt*Agreement restricts
right of transfer of Company only after
consent of H*M*G* and the transferee
shall be British*
Res (b)* This point Is not affected*
A RTICLE 11 * The Sfealkh has agreed to a subsidiary Coy*
which should be Identical with tftie A*P*0*C*
The present Article, which merely Inlets on
the subsidiary Coy* being British, does not
affect the Shaikh's demand*
ARTICLE 111 * See Article XVII of Commercial Agreement*
Latter only ensures that labourers shall be
Qatarls * Present Clause lays down that
enployees, which would Include clerks or
or foremen, shall be Qatarls(subject to the
other provisions of this Clause)* Some of
these higher employees might perhaps come
from the Shaikh^ own family* This Is to the
advantage of the Shaikh and It could be point
ed out to him that the Coy* night be willing
to train suitable members of the Shaikh's
subjects In technical matters*
With regard to the second paragraph of
this Clause **foreign native labour 11 * This
can /
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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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Secretary of State for India and the Sheikh of Qatar about the Qatar Oil Concession and the protection offered to Qatar from His Majesty's Government, in exchange for the Oil Concession granted to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC).
The volume includes:
- copies of the Concession and copies of correspondence with the Sheikh, in English and Arabic, and copies of the agreement between the British Government and APOC;
- draft clauses of pre-emption of oil in case of national emergency or war (ff. 38-39 and 74-75);
- correspondence from Air Headquarters to 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 on the planning of an air reconnaissance of the neighbourhood in Doha;
- letters in English and Arabic from Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. informing the Shaikh of the reconnaissance and of the visit 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. , who gave him a Medal in commemoration of the King-Emperor's Silver Jubilee (f. 140).
There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 215-221).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (226 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 215-221). 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 volume has a foliation number on the front top right of each folio. The numbering is in pencil, encircled, it starts on the first page of writing with 1, and ends on the back cover with 226. There is a second foliation, starting on f. 167 (numbered 167) and ending on f. 214 (numbered 193); the numbering from 193-212 reads right to left, as the document is in Arabic.
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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/15/2/417
- Title
- 'File 10/3 VIII Qatar Oil Concession'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:32v, 40r:41v, 43r:51v, 66r:73v, 76r:146v, 148r:148v, 150r:161v, 162v:163v, 165r:170r, 171r:178v, 179v, 181r:181v, 183r:194v, 215r:225v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence