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'F-82 82/27 I: QATAR OIL'

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/626

The record is made up of 1 volume (361 folios). It was created in 11 Sep 1925-23 Feb 1934. It was written in English and Arabic. 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 YOUR REPLY PLEASE
QUOTE
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bated . 2n d August, 1933
[he Hon'ble 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. ,
B U S H I R S.
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Sir,
We have the honour to refer to our correspondence with
rou, regarding^our^negotiations with H .E. the Shaikh of Qatar for
ro.VS^/? 11 dated* 3 31st with our letter
rieifo* rf+? 0e ^ tlla ^- date ? ur representative,Mr. A.C.Samnson.has
isjted Qatar for discussions with the Shaikh from Slst" to feth
!5th'jSy again ' together with Mr. A.H.T.Chisholm, from 22nd to
_ ^ a result of these discussions we have agreed with the
>naikn to postpone further negotiations with him until about the
' . week m October, or before that date if the Shaikh should
'eqaire it. We have had very full and amicable discussions with
he Shaikh, and hope to have no difficulty in reaching an agreement
1333™^ Sge course. The present season of the year is however
^ -fi JOr negotiations in Dohah, and in anv event
■ne Shaikh expects shortly to be leaving Dohah for about a month,
6 relieve on a visit to H.M.King Ibn Saud in Riyadh.
We wish to state that our negotiators met with every
and cons iteration at the hands of the Shaikh and others
l r!^ a ^'. and we are also fateful for the advice and assistance
iccoroed to them 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. , Bahrein.
We have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient servants,
For MGLO-PERSIAN OIL COMPANY LTD.
he 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. ,
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The volume contains correspondence between 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. at Bahrain and 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. at Bushire, the Shaikh of Qatar and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives, including Haji 'Abdullah Williamson, the Colonial Office and the Secretary of State for Colonies in London, regarding geologic surveys of Qatar and Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , the concession of an exploration license in 1926 and its renewal with an agreement between the ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Sheikh of Qatar, and APOC, in 1932 (folios 57-59).

The volume also contains notes of meetings and correspondence regarding the early stages of the negotiations for the oil concession in Qatar, and the 1933 draft oil concessions (folios 120-125 and 248-268), with comments.

There are documents in Arabic, mainly letters to and from the Sheikh of Qatar. Some of the documents in the volume are marked as confidential.

Extent and format

1 volume (361 folios)

Arrangement

The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 331-345). The file notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with reference numbers in red crayon, which refer back to that correspondence in the volume.

Physical characteristics

The foliation is written in pencil, circled, and can be found 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.

The numbering commences at the first folio with 1, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D; then 2-47; 48 and 48A; 49-97; 98, 98A, 98B and 98C; 99-283; 284 and 284A; 285-308; 309 and 309A; 310-313; 314 and 314A; 315-337; 338 and 338A and terminates with 349, which is the last number given to the final folio of the volume.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/626
Title: 'F-82 82/27 I: QATAR OIL'
Pages: 71r, 83r, 95r, 98r, 107r, 116r, 119r, 132r, 165r, 179r, 194r, 219r:221r, 225r, 239r, 242r:243r, 247r, 277r:279r
Author: Elkington, Edward Henry Ommaney
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