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Coll 6/48 'Oil: Concessions in Saudi Arabia. (Hasa)' [14r] (27/1153)
The record is made up of 1 file (574 folios). It was created in 8 Dec 1923-11 Jul 1945. 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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shall be returned to the Government. Also, upon ratification of this agreement
by the Company, the Government shall issue a Royal decree announcing their
ratification hereof and officially publish that decree and this agreement.
Signed this 31st day of May, 1939 (corresponding to the 12th day of Rabi
Thani, 1358, A.H.). 1
^ The Schedule above referred to.
Part One.
All of Eastern Saudi Arabia, from its eastern boundary (including islands
and territorial waters) westward to the westerly edge of the Dahana, and from
the northern boundary to the southern boundary of Saudi Arabia, provided that
from the northern end of the westerly edge of the Dahana, the westerly boundary
of the area in question shall continue in a straight line north 30° west to the
northern boundary of Saudi Arabia, and from the southern end of the westerly
edge of the Dahana such boundary shall continue in a straight line south 30° east
to the southern boundary of Saudi Arabia.
Part Two.
The following two areas in Saudi Arabia :—
(1) All that portion of Northern Saudi Arabia south of Iraq and south and
east of Transjordania which is bounded on the east, south, and west by the
following lines : (a) on the east, by a line commencing at the northern end of the
westerly edge of the Dahana and running in a straight line north 30°
west to the northern boundary of Saudi Arabia; (b) on the south, by a line
commencing at the northern end of the westerly edge of the Dahana and running
in a westerly direction along the northern edge of the Great Nefud (leaving the
Great Nefud outside) to the north-west corner thereof, and thence in a straight
line passing through Tebuk, to the eastern boundary of the area covered by the
concession granted on the 9th day of July, 1936, to the Petroleum Concessions
(Limited); and (c) on the west, by a line commencing at the point where the straight
line mentioned above joins the eastern boundary of the area covered by the
concession granted to the Petroleum Concessions (Limited), and thence running in
a northerly direction, along the eastern boundary of the area covered by the
concession granted to the Petroleum Concessions (Limited), until it reaches the
present northern limits of the territory under the administration of Saudi Arabia,
which adjoins the southern area end of Transjordania.
(2) All that southern portion of Saudi Arabia which is bounded on the east,
north, west and south by the following lines : (a) on the east, by a line commencing
at the southern end of the westerly edge of the Dab ana and running in a straight
line some 30° east to the southern boundary of Saudi Arabia; (b) on the
north, by a line commencing at the southern end of the westerly edge of the
Dahana and running in a westerly direction. 50 kilom. south of the most
southerly branch of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Dawasir, to a point 50 kilom. south of the
source of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Dawasir and thence continuing in a straight line to the north
east corner of the boundary line between Yemen and Saudi Arabia; (c) on the
Avest, by a line commencing at the point where the straight line mentioned above
joins the north-east corner of the boundary line between Yemen and Saudi Arabia,
and thence running in a southerly direction, along the eastern boundary of the
Kingdom of Yemen, until it reaches the southern boundary of Saudi Arabia; and
(d) on the south, by a line running along the southern boundary of Saudi Arabia
between the most southernly limits of the lines mentioned under {a) and (c) above.
Part Three.
All the territory known as the Saudi Arab-Kuwait Neutral Zone, including
islands and territorial waters if any which are or may become a part thereof, and
all the territory known as the Saudi Arab-Iraq Neutral Zone.
On behalf of the Saudi Arab Government.
On behalf of the California
Arabian Standard Oil Company.
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This file relates to oil concessions in Saudi Arabia, particularly the Hasa [Al Hasa] concession between the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Standard Oil Company of California (SoCal). It includes discussion of the following:
- Oil negotiations in Saudi Arabia during March and April 1933, and the reported involvement of Major Frank Holmes in negotiations relating to the Kuwait (also spelled Koweit in the file) [Saudi-Kuwaiti] neutral zone.
- Details of an agreement for the oil concession relating to the Hasa region of Saudi Arabia, made between the Government of Saudi Arabia and SoCal (signed on 27 May 1933), and assigned by SoCal to its subsidiary, the California Arabian Standard Oil Company (Casoc).
- British concerns regarding a request made by Casoc via the United States Embassy for its aeroplane to be permitted to fly over Kuwait and Bahrain, as part of a survey of the region relating to its oil concession.
- Reports that Casoc may be interested in exhanging the southern half of its Hasa concession for land further west, and the effect that this might have on Britain's negotiations with Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd].
- Reports of the discovery of oil in Hasa in 1935, and the discovery of commercial quantities of oil there in March 1938.
- Reports that Casoc is considering the possibility of laying a pipeline from Hasa to Bahrain.
- Casoc's oil rights in the Kuwait neutral zone.
- The progress of operations carried out in Hasa by Casoc, including the status of its wells at Dhahran.
- An account of a visit made by 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 Bahrain (Hugh Weightman) to Casoc's site at Dhahran as well as to other areas in the region, in May 1939.
- Details of a loan from Casoc to the Government of Saudi Arabia.
- Reports of Casoc having taken the decision to construct a refinery at Ras Tanura.
The file features the following principal correspondents: 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 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. , Bahrain; 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. , Kuwait; the Secretary of State for the Colonies; His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires, Jedda; the His Majesty's Minister at Jedda; officials of 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 War Office, the Air Ministry, and the Petroleum Department; representatives of Casoc.
In addition to correspondence the file includes the following:
- Copies of the oil agreement and a supplementary agreement between the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Standard Oil Company of California, dated 1933 and 1939 respectively.
- Extracts from Bahrain and Kuwait intelligence reports.
- The minutes of an interdepartmental meeting held at the Colonial Office on 26 April 1933, concerning British interests in oil in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (notably Kuwait, Bahrain, Hasa in Saudi Arabia, and the Kuwaiti neutral zone).
- Draft and final copies of a War Office report entitled 'Brief Summary of the Oil Situation in the Middle East, November 1934'.
The date range of the volume is 1923-1945 but only a handful of items date from before 1933. These include copies of 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. 's correspondence with the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India respectively, which date from 1923 to 1926 and concern the possibility of oil development both in Qatar and on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
The file includes three dividers which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence (folios 2-4).
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- 1 file (574 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 575; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 6/48 'Oil: Concessions in Saudi Arabia. (Hasa)'
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- 7r:11r, 11v:14v, 61v:64v, 97v:101v, 148r:149v, 235r:243v, 250r:251v, 423r:439v, 458v:462v
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