Coll 30/137 'Oil: Employment by Petroleum Concessions Ltd., and subsidiary companies of Mr. E. V. Packer.' [‎53r] (109/114)

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) (e) From 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. to Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Ltd.
P.Z. 4359/35.
Slr ' T .. t .. 4 . „ , ^ 27 th June 1935.
n ** I am < nected by the Marquess of Zetland to acknowledge receipt of Mr Fraser’s
l etter of 24th Jpne (your reference O.A./Qatar/2) on the subject of the Qatar Oil
Concession and to express on behalf of His Majesty’s Government their formal
approval of the Concession granted to the Company by the Sheikh of Qatar on the
17th May] 935. ^
Copies of this correspondence are being sent to 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. with a view to action being taken as indicated in paragraph 4 of Colonel
kowle s letter dated 5th June to the Sheikh of Qatar.
The Secretary, Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
(Sd.) J. C. Walton.
4 (/) From 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. to Shaikh Abdullah
bin Qasim al Thani, Ruler of Qatar.
- T ,, xn o i-ittor British 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. and
Iso. 491 S. of 1J35. Consulate-General, Bushire,
After compliments, 10th July 1935
With reference to paragraph 4 of my letter No. C/204, dated the 5th June
1935, I have been instructed by His Majesty’s Government to inform you that the
arrangements set forth in that letter, and your acceptance of them conveyed in your
letter dated the 6th June 1935 (5th Rabi’ al Awwal 1354), have been communicated
by His Majesty’s Government to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and that the
Company have formally confirmed their acceptance of these arrangements.
Usual ending.
(Sd.) T. 0. Fowle, Lieut.-Colonel,
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. .