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Coll 30/138 'Oil: Debai Political Agreement and Refinery Agreement.' [13r] (25/369)
The record is made up of 1 file (183 folios). It was created in 2 Apr 1936-25 May 1937. 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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GCH/PJM/FCN/AW, (520 groups) ^ -'••• 2638./
PBCYPHER Qg TELEGRAM.
Prom PoXitical HoaAdent in the
Persian Gu3.f to Secretary of State
(COPIES for India,,
CIRCULATED)
Dated Riaher p 25th May s 1937,,
Received 25th May, 1937, 10 0 13 pofflc,
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473 ,
Addressed to
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.
^ copy hy poet to
Government of India, Bahrain and Muscat, talegrajn
N©,T34 i , April i-2th 0 Sheikh of Dihai, on (? return to)
Dibai, was immediately subjected by Sheikh of Sh&rgah and
Ras-al^Khaimah to coneiderabJe pressure not to sign concession
but to wait and give it to Americans, This is undoubtedly
due to underground intrigue which CaViforo*An«Arabi* Standard
Oil Company, have been carrying on c
2 0 Under my instructions*
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, visited
trucial coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
where Holmes suggested the
words n buy or” and ^purchase or (?”)* should be delated from
Article 13 (a) of draft concession, I approved of this, and
concession was signed on May 22nd, by Sheikh of Dibai and
Holmes as representative of the Company, and attested 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.
, All letters connected with the agreement
s
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.
letter P C Z C 7356-36, December 2nd, 1936)
except; (a) that conveying approval of Hie Majesty's Government
to the agreement, and (b) intimation of the Company's
acceptance of arrangement, were exchanged*
3 C On May 23rd, Ho.Sme*.Informed 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.
that, on the night of May 22nd, he had received a telegram
from the Company saying that they could not authorise him to
sign the concession unless Article 13 (a) stood as previously
waited, and added that the Sheikh was willing to make the
change
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The file concerns the preparation and signing of two agreements relating to the Debai [Dubai] oil concession:
- Political agreement between HM Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited, and its subsidiary company, 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, setting out the terms in the event of the Company obtaining a concession from the Shaikh of Dubai
- Refinery agreement between HM Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited (and its subsidiary companies) relating to the refining of crude oil, setting out the terms for the erection of a refinery or refineries on the Arab side of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The papers include: comments by various British Government departments (including the Admiralty, Air Ministry, Petroleum Department and the Foreign Office); drafts of the agreements; correspondence from Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL); correspondence concerning the insertion of a pre-emption clause in the political agreement setting out the British Government's right of pre-emption of all crude oil obtained under the concession in the event of a state of national emergency or war; signed copies of the two agreements, dated 5 February 1937 (folios 20-23); and 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. confidential print entitled 'Dubai Oil Concession and Connected Documents', containing copies of the political agreement, the commercial agreement between the Shaikh of Dubai and Petroleum Concessions Limited, dated 22 May 1937, and related correspondence.
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (183 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 184; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3872
- Title
- Coll 30/138 'Oil: Debai Political Agreement and Refinery Agreement.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 11v:15v, 17r:19v, 24r:24v, 26r:31v, 33r:59v, 67r:77v, 79r:80v, 90r:90v, 98r:104v, 107v, 108v, 111r, 112r:131v, 134r:151v, 154r:165v, 167r:184v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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