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'File 38/3 II P. C. L. Qatar Concession' [57r] (113/336)
The record is made up of 1 file (166 folios). It was created in 21 May 1947-7 Oct 1949. 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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CORFIDFHTIAL
Ho.67 (86/46)
Dated the 12th May, 1948
72/91 dated the 30th April 1948.
2. I am moat grateful for the action you have taken to
obtain an additional allocation of meat for the Kuwait Oil
Company.
3. i am afraid I now have to ask you for assistance in the
matter of the supply of meat for Petroleum Development (Qatar)
Limited. I have"recently paid a visit to their camp in the Qatar
peninsula and was informed by their Manager there that at present
their ration of meat is only 2 or. a day. I think the conditions
under which the people at Qatar work are worse than those prevail-
ing at any of the other Gulf Oil fields. The climate and land
scape are appallng} accommodation poor and amenities practically
nil. As you are probably aware the Company has recently receiv
ed orders that they are to go into production as soon as possible
and this means a great deal of hard work.
4 # Apart from this the most important part of their work
at present is drilling and for this they have to employ American
drillers as no British ones are available. These drillers
expect to receive a pound of meat per day and beef at that.
Mr. Langham the Manager who is himself an American, Informs me
that in their homes they only eat beef and will not accept mutton
or lamb in its place. If they are not provided with the amount
and kind of meat to which they are used, they will leave the
Company* s emnloyment and it will be difficult to get other
American drillers in their place as possible candidates will
undoubtedly learn of the reason for the present drillers*
departure and will refule to accept employment.
5 . The Company*s Head Office in London are, I believe,
taking up the matter through the Ministry of Fuel and Power, but
I should be very grateful for any assistance you can give.
As pointed out in my letter about the Kuwait Oil Company, it is
most undersirable that any differentiation should be made between
American and British employees in the matter of rations, and 1
would therefore urge that a full meat ration of a pound a day
should be provided for all. This is in any case I think
Justified on the grounds given in paragraph 3 above. The number
of persons concerned Including both British and American is only
about 200, so that the amount of meat and hard currency exchange
involved will not be very large.
Sd/-W.R. Hay
R.G. Dundas,
Middle East Secretariat
Foreign Office,
LONDON. S.W.l
•LB’
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The volume contains correspondence relating to the work of Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited, a subsidiary of Petroleum Concessions Limited, in Qatar. The correspondence is principally 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. in Bahrain, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bahrain [ Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ], representatives of Petroleum Concessions Limited (at their offices in Bahrain and the United Kingdom) and Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited, the Foreign Office, 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. , the Government of India, the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Staff Liaison Officer (RAF) in Bahrain, and the ruler of Qatar, Abdulla bin Qasim al Thani [‘Abdullāh bin Qāsim Āl Thānī].
The papers contained in the file cover the following matters:
- use of certain radio frequencies by Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited;
- jurisdiction of the Shaikh of Qatar over non-Qatari and non-British subjects in his country;
- employment of foreign nationals, including Iranian drivers and mechanics, Palestinian welders and other technicians, and Hungarians and Romanians;
- employment of the Lebanese firm Contracting and Trading Company to recruit skilled labour;
- use of the telegraphic address PETROQAT QATAR by Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited;
- the provision of meat for workers in the field;
- the extent of the Qatar concession, specifically if it covers its waters and islands;
- interference in the erection of navigational buoys by Su'aad bin Abdur Rehman Al-Thani, Shaikh of Wakrah;
- advance payment of concession royalties to Shaikh ‘Abdullāh of Qatar;
- the Shaikh of Bahrain's claims on Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. .
Folios 155-66 are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (166 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-152; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Title
- 'File 38/3 II P. C. L. Qatar Concession'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 3r:3v, 5r:6v, 8r:9v, 11r:15v, 17r:17v, 19r:21v, 24r:24v, 26r:29v, 31r:33v, 35r:38v, 40r:40v, 43r:44v, 51r:61v, 63r:65v, 67r:74v, 77r:77v, 80r:80v, 82r:84v, 86r:92v, 94r:94v, 96r:97v, 99r:99v, 103r:104v, 109r:112v, 115r:115v, 124r:135v, 137r:137v, 139r:145v, 147r:149v, 151r:167v, back-i, back
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