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Coll 30/87(2) Part II 'Qatar: Oil Concession - P.C.L.'s Operations.' [52r] (104/603)
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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Translation of letter dased the 12th Rabi IX,
1367 (21.2.’48), from His Excellency the Ruler of
Qatar, to 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,
After c omp 1 iments,
It pleases me to refer to Your Excellency's
es teemed -1 efcers Io s. C/1287 and 0/160 da ted the
23rd December, 1947, and the 4th February* 1948,
respectively, regarding the delimitation of the sea
bed -which Your- Excellency referred to as being shown
on the map forwarded with Your Excellency's letter
of the 23rd December, 1947.
I have perused the contents of the map and
wish to confirm to four Excellency that I am one of
those who are keen on accepting whatever HTET’s
Govei r fjr[erft"'pfopose or ’decide*'aT^'''“hWeY^queslilon the
jUmr'^hd'eqTTTdiBre way of her investigations, her far-
sightedness In (dealing) with matters and the noble
ness of her principles. However, I like to invite
your Excellency’s attention to the correspondence
exchanged some ten years ago on the subject of Huv;ar
(Island) and the clear reprosentaticjem T made regarding
its position ir my letter submitted to His Excellency
the’political Agent, Bahrain, at the time, in which I
expounded ray points of view in regard to this Island
which is a part of Qatar and in which I expressed my
protest against the behaviours of Bahrain Government.
But H.M*'s Goverrimert acted as they wished, and I had
nothing but to submit, reserving ir the meantime to
myself my own rights.
The map you were kind enough to send me shows
clearly that Deebil shoal and Huvar Islands are within
the territory of Qatar. Huwar is directly attached to
the coast of Qatar with a piece of shallow water dis
connecting. which recedes at ebb tide, thus establish
ing access for pedestrians. If this is its natural
position and geographical aspect, how can it be separated
from its motherland Qatar and made the domain of o-her
than its ruler? Xefc as I have mentioned to Your Excel
lency I carrot but exercise patience, being content
with what Your Excellency said that this decision is
liable to alteration at any time ir case more exact
geographical data are forthcoming. 1 This strengthens
in me the hope that H.M.'s Government will reconsider
the matter once again and award a more correct decision
based on geographical data etc.
NS.
Usual ending.
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3806B
- Title
- Coll 30/87(2) Part II 'Qatar: Oil Concession - P.C.L.'s Operations.'
- Pages
- 52r
- Author
- Al Thani, Shaikh Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed
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- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/3806B
- Title
- Coll 30/87(2) Part II 'Qatar: Oil Concession - P.C.L.'s Operations.'
- Pages
- 52r
- Author
- Al Thani, Shaikh Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed
- Usage terms
- Public Domain