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Coll 5/63 ‘Petroleum Development (Qatar) Ltd: Proposed construction of aerodrome on western side of Qatar’ [30r] (59/113)
The record is made up of 1 file (55 folios). It was created in 14 Apr 1937-21 Oct 1947. 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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Confidential
No. C/121-1C/3
To
The Honourable 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.
*
Bushire
Ctjv^
:>ub.ject >- P.C.L. Air Facilities at i;etar
Reference your fnanorandum No. C/74 dated the 17th
February 1939.
2. I am strongly in favour of encouraging Petroleum
Development (<5 star) Limited to establish an aerodrome near
their 'Tebel Dukhan Camp and to use aircraft for the purposes
mentioned in their letter No. PC.30/7 of the 30th January 1939
to 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.
. As you will sea from paragraph 2, ^com
ments under paragraph 12”, of my secret letter No. C/109-1.a/43
dated the 17th February 1939 in regard to the Defence of Datar
I hold the view that an aerodrome near Jebel Dukhan is an
important requirement for the Royal Air Force.
3. With regard to the question of general regulations for
civil aircraft visiting Qatar f I would suggest that there is
no need to contemplate their issue at this stage. The Company
will however be bound to negotiate with the Shaikh for some
amendment to the sixth article of their Concession if they are
to avoid the necessity of obtaining the Shaikh's permission
every time one of their aircraft is to visit Qatar.
4. I should anticipate that Petroleum Concessions Limited
will in all probability apply in the near future for permission
to use aircraft along the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
in all the Sheikhdoms
where/-
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The file is concerned with an application from Petroleum Concessions Limited for a general permission to operate aircraft within Qatar and the wider Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; under the Qatar Oil Concession the company was required to seek permission from the Shaikh of Qatar for each flight. There is also correspondence related to a proposal from the Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited to establish a landing ground near its camp at Jebel Dukhan in western Qatar.
The main correspondents are as follows: 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. , 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 officials of 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. . It also contains letters from representatives of Petroleum Concessions Limited and Petroleum Concessions (Qatar) Limited.
The file does not contain any papers from 1938, and the years 1940-1944.
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.
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- 1 file (55 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 56; 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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- Title
- Coll 5/63 ‘Petroleum Development (Qatar) Ltd: Proposed construction of aerodrome on western side of Qatar’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:10v, 13r:20v, 23r:39v, 43r:53v, 56r:56v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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