![Coll 30/87(2) Part II 'Qatar: Oil Concession - P.C.L.'s Operations.' [‎121r] (244/603)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000176/IOR_L_PS_12_3806B_00247.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "Coll 30/87(2) Part II 'Qatar: Oil Concession - P.C.L.'s Operations.' [‎121r] (244/603)")
Coll 30/87(2) Part II 'Qatar: Oil Concession - P.C.L.'s Operations.' [121r] (244/603)
The record is made up of 1 file (296 folios). It was created in 6 Jan 1945-13 Apr 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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
o j; -
DRAFT LETTER
I. P. G-arran , Esq*,
Foreign Office,
London, S*W. 1.
Ext 1223/47*
6 JU „ 1947
, * urnfo
You will have seen Dodd5s letter ^of the 19th
May giving the Admiralty vievys about the division
of the waters between Bahtin and Qatar.
2. The Admiralty view differs fromthe conclusions
tentatively arrived at at the meeting in Beckett's
/
room on 31st March in that it does not favour the
deviation of the n^Lddle line between, the two 39l£ Q
lines to include
enclave
An area of land belonging to one country and entirely surrounded by land of just one other country.
groups of isletf The effect
of this on the Bahrain/Qatar problem is that the
Dibal and Jaradeh Shoals (with or without territorial
waters) will be left as Bahrain
enclaves
An area of land belonging to one country and entirely surrounded by land of just one other country.
on the Qatar sicfe
of the main dividing line and that there will be a
small amount of sea bed belonging to Qatar left on
the west side of these shoals. In the south, however,
the line suggested by the Admiralty to define the
limits of Hawar territorial waters will be partly
contiguous with the main dividing line between Bahrain
and Qatar. As regards the delimitation of the Hawar
. . . .. ... ... r , f , n f. , . \
group itself, the Admiralty line, as I understand it,
is drawn on the principle of giving the Hawar group
their full share of territorial waters on usual
principles, whereas 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.
's line
on the eastern side of the group followed the line
of law water level.
3. Generally speaking it appears to us that the
Admiralty5suggested delimitation is the easiest way
to justify to the Oil Companies and Rulers concerned ^
since if the principles on which it is based are
once accepted there is little room for argument how
the line should be drawn. There is, however, one
question/which needs further consideration from
the legal point of view, namely, whether reefs which
may/
About this item
- Content
The file concerns the operations of Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) (and its subsidiary Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited) in Qatar. Of particular importance in the file is the issue of the division of the sea bed for drilling operations between PCL's concession, and that of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) in Bahrain.
The file contains discussion of the issue by 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 Foreign Office, the Ministry of Fuel and Power, 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. , 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. , Bahrain.
The papers cover: the resumption of drilling operations in Qatar after their suspension during the Second World War; payment of royalties; the Hawar Islands; the granting of permission to use wireless sets; the response of British officials to a United States Government request to PCL for information on petroleum resources in Qatar and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , October-November 1946; aerial surveys of the Bahrain-Qatar Unallotted Area; the application of US President Harry S Truman's continental shelf doctrine to the issue (e.g. folios 141, 110); maps of the area; Admiralty comments on the need for all parties to be aware that the sea bed only was concerned, and that the waters above, and free navigation, were in no way affected (folio 46); correspondence from the oil companies involved; and the reactions of local rulers to the negotiations.
The file also contains five maps.
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 (296 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 296; 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. Foliation anomaly: 268a.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
Coll 30/87(2) Part II 'Qatar: Oil Concession - P.C.L.'s Operations.' [121r] (244/603), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3806B, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/mirador/81055/vdc_100056534850.0x00002e> [accessed 8 June 2026]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100056534850.0x00002e
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100056534850.0x00002e">Coll 30/87(2) Part II 'Qatar: Oil Concession - P.C.L.'s Operations.' [‎121r] (244/603)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100056534850.0x00002e"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000176/IOR_L_PS_12_3806B_00247.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000176/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/3806B
- Title
- Coll 30/87(2) Part II 'Qatar: Oil Concession - P.C.L.'s Operations.'
- Pages
- front, back, front-i, 2r:4v, 7r:12v, 15r:15v, 16v:17v, 18v:22v, 31r:51v, 52v:85v, 86v:104v, 105v:123v, 125r:130v, 131v:155v, 157r:167v, 168v:211v, 212v:218v, 230r:233v, 234v:239v, 242r:243v, 244v:254v, 258r:266v, 267v:268v, 268ar:268av, 269r:271v, 272v, 275r:282v, 283v:286v, 296r:296v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence