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Coll 30/87(2) Part II 'Qatar: Oil Concession - P.C.L.'s Operations.' [263r] (532/603)
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. .
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GOVERNMENT OF SoiA GOP'f ®
V'
Department.,|^Qfc)^^
COSi'XIi iKltAL
EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL)
[N.B .—This is an ORIGINAL message sent by AIR MAIL which provides a means of communication more
expeditious than the ordinary mail and is cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended to be treated,
on receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been telegraphed. To save tinie aS^tmaAniiate -s,
formalities it is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated by tWHU^U^of a '\ 4
responsible officer of the Department.'] - ^
Office of the Political Res Me'&tjI’e’rsian^G.W,
No. C/ 220 .
?£ 091 S
Dated
xSmfa
, t/ie
Camp, BaJarain,
4th June
1946 .
To
Repeated
Retaxandum London.
Foreign New Delhi.
Reference -^~ r
>U3S
Tn ^
i
,. a C H & t
I enclose a copy of Bahrain Express Letter
ho. C/528 dated 23rd May 1946 together with a copy of its
X^XXXen closures and of an interim reply which I have sent.
2 .
reply to
(a)
(*)
I propose if H.M.G.
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.
concur to send a further
(°)
that there is no objection to the moratorium
being terminated as soon as the Company are in
a position to resume operations;
that when the moratorium has been terminated the
Company are at liberty to undertake operations
in the X and 2 areas mentioned in the Political
Agent’s Express Letter, and that
no operations should be undertaken in the Y and
J areas pending further inquiries into the ownership
of these areas.
ly.'T *• " /Ji 3
invited to
ho. C/3 19 dated
ended :
3. With regard to (a) attention is
correspondence ending with my endorsement
the 14th September 1945 . As the war has ended if THIs
desiraore ~tnat the Company should be ipermitted to resume
operations in the Additional Area as soon as they are in
a position to do so in accordance with their obligations
to the Shaikh of Bahrain under Article 5 of the Deed of
Further Modification of 1940.
4. With regard to (b) so far as X area is concerned
there is no dispute and no objection to the Company’s
being permitted to undertake operations as soon as they wish.
.^to correspondence ending with Peel’s letter .ho.^5899/44
! dated the 22 nd Sep tembe r 1944 to Bridgeman* The question
/ of
S. 44.
MFP—1015 S&P—(M-1870)—9-2-39—20 s 000.
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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.
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- 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
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