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Coll 30/110(4) 'Trucial Coast Oil Concession: Muscat Oil Concession. Hinterland Exploration & Survey.' [325r] (651/675)
The record is made up of 1 file (336 folios). It was created in 18 Jan 1945-22 Mar 1948. 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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in the hinterland under arrangements made by him, and that a
Political Officer accompanied the party toBaraimi. Drivers were
Palestinians who gave some trouble and were eventually evacuated
by air from Sharjah. n Friends " from Abu Dhabi ficcompanied the
party. Their Suadi friends left them after the work in the Saudi
territory was completed. The Locusts party travelled through
the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
shaikhdoms, thence to Muscat and back via
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Kor - Abu Bakara ( Batineh Coast 10 miles south of Kalbah)o
They are to return again this year, and 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.
thinks
that it should be possible for a Company representative to contact
them and benefit from their experiences. In any case, 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.
takes the view that the inhabitants of these remote
areas are less likely to resent the appearance of motor convoys
in their territories in future as a result of the locusts party*s
visits. The fact also that they tolerated the visitors, although
expressing open disbelief in the purpose of the visits, lends
support to the assumption that the appearance of oil survey parties
will not be obstructed.
(b) MQh f d Ali Al Huwaidin ( Banl Kitab )
the elusive Moh , d Ali whose good offices were deemed so desirable,
if not actually essential, to exploration in the Jabal Faiyah
area. He hopes to maintain this contact.
(c) Water Drilling - Sharjah .
that the Royal Air Force at Bharjah have found i t necessary,
in view of expansion, to take steps to increase their water
supply. It was hoped to locate artesian water, and an American
geologist named Buie from Cairo was employed to recommend a
drilling site. In this connection, the geologist made a journey
from Sharjah to the south end of Jabal Faiyah, thence east to the
base of the Oman Mountains, then westwards to Dhaid and finally to
Ras al Khaimah. The journey was made under the protection of
Moh*d Ali and the Bani Kitab. It was eventually decided to drill
to a deptji of 300 feet near the Shaikh of Sharjah’s garden, just
north of the R.A.F. Camp, Sharjah.
16. I£i conclusion!, we should like to stress that too much
reliance should not be placed on the information and views expressed
in this report, and all possible sources of information should be
investiggted before the Company is committed to any decisions as
regards outstanding Concession or Option Agreements and before
arrangements are put in hand for exploration in the more remote
areas•
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, has been given a copy
of this letter.
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.
informed us that he has contacted
Information has been received 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.
Yours sincerely,
Sd/- E.Y. Packer.
H.H.Wheatley Esq.,
Petroleum Concessions Ltd.,
Ling House,
X1UUOC,
Dominion Street,
London.E.C.2
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The file concerns geological and geophysical surveys for oil and other minerals in the hinterland of Muscat and Oman (especially Dhofar Province, also referred to as Dhufar) and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (especially Sharjah) undertaken by the substantially British-owned Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) and its subsidiaries Petroleum Concessions Limited, Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited, and Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Limited. The British Government were keen to assist IPC to resume exploration, which had been discontinued during the Second World War, in view of the political, strategic and economic importance of the Company's oil concessions in the area (folio 275).
The papers include: the extent to which certain tribal areas were under the control of local rulers; the need for demarcation of the boundaries of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. states; list of concession and political agreements in force in 1945 in the various Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. states (folios 267-268); interest on the part of the Shaikh of Fujairah in entering into treaty relations with the British Government (folio 210); minutes of meetings at 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. between British Government officials and oil company representatives; permission from the British Government to employ American personnel in survey work (folios 186-193); papers concerning a report by Sir Cyril Sankey Fox, formerly Director of the Geological Survey of India, for the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman entitled 'The Geology and Mineral and Other Resources of Dhufar Province and Other Parts of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, South-East Arabia', March-May 1947 (folios 64-100), including correspondence from the author of the report; sketch map provided 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. , Muscat (Major Andrew Charles Stewart), which is said by him to have been marked by the Sultan of Muscat [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr] to show the western boundary of Dhofar (folio 68); a request by Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited that geological factors be taken into account in determining the boundary between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, with sketch map (folios 57-58); Petroleum Concessions Limited 'Instructions to Field Party for Geological Reconnaissance of Southeastern Hadhramaut, the Mahra, and Dhofar' (folios 49-53); and minutes of Foreign Office meeting to discuss the south-eastern frontiers of Saudi Arabia, July 1947.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (336 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 336; these numbers are written in pencil 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 present in parallel between ff 327-335; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and have been crossed out. Finally, the second folio is listed as ‘1A’ rather than ‘2.’
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- Title
- Coll 30/110(4) 'Trucial Coast Oil Concession: Muscat Oil Concession. Hinterland Exploration & Survey.'
- Pages
- 229r, 233r:235v, 239r:239v, 299r:299v, 316r:317v, 320r:322v, 323r:325v
- Author
- Packer, Ernest Vincent
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