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'File 82/27 VII F. 88. QATAR OIL' [205r] (418/468)
The record is made up of 1 volume (230 folios). It was created in 16 Apr 1935-28 Jun 1935. 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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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.
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Bushire, the 23rd June, 1935.
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Qatar Negotiations .
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j^any thanks for your letter of 26th May. The delay
in replying to it has been due to the fact that it awaited
my return here from tour. I was very glad to do what I
could to help the Company to secure their concession, which
I hope will turn out a profitable one.
As I have already pointed out - vide my letter
K o. C/226 of 9th June to him, a copy of which was sent
you under my Printed Letter No .C/227 of same date - Mylles
did extremely well in a very difficult position and it
was a pleasure to work with him. \ ,1^ i/Jc 0
You will have heard that I arranged for the exchange
of letters with the Shaikh covering the Government Agree-
ment*
I am going on two and a half months' leave at the
end of next month and look forward to seeing your people
in Britannic House. Is there any chance of seeing you
in Loudon ? _
*7" <p
H.O.Elkington iisquire,
General Manager, -rtd -
Anglo -Persian Oil Co.Lta.,
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- Content
The volume contains correspondence and telegrams 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 Government of India, 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. in London and Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives in regard to the final negotiations with the Sheikh of Qatar before the signing of the oil concession.
The volume contains:the Qatar oil concession, signed by the Shaikh of Qatar, ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, and APOC on 17 May 1935, in Arabic and English (folios 67-86) 'Sketch map of Qatar Peninsula' (folio 87); agreement 5 June 1935 between the British Government and APOC regarding the Qatar Oil Concession (folios 211-212).
There are some letters in Arabic, to and from the Sheikh of Qatar.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (230 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 222-226). 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.
There is also an brief index at the beginning (f. 2) indicating the main topics covered in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The main 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 title page with 1, then 2-86; 87 and 87A and it carries on until 229, which is the last number given to the last folio of the volume.A second foliation sequence runs between ff. 3-220; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/632
- Title
- 'File 82/27 VII F. 88. QATAR OIL'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:41v, 42v:45v, 46v:48v, 49v:58v, 60v, 61v:66v, 86v:87v, 91v:96v, 97v, 103v:129r, 130v:184v, 185v:192v, 194v, 150v, 195v:202v, 204v:208v, 209v:215v, 216v:219v, 220v, 221v:229v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence