File 2794/1921 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: oil' [‎230r] (461/650)

British 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. and Consul?
Bushjrp, 10th May 1922.
No. 352-S of 1922.
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Foreign S^ecreta'ry to the Goverrurient of India
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. ,
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Oil Conventions with the Sheikhs of Dedal,
A3man and Abu Dhabi.
^ith reference to my letter No. 189-S dat^d the 3rd
March 1922, I have the honour to forward herewith the
translation of three undertakings relative to oil exploits
tion in their territories which I recently obtained from
the Sheikhs of Debai , Ahu Dhabi and Ajman. These were
handed to me personally on May 2nd, May 3rd and May 4th
respectively vhen T visited these ports during m'y recent
tour in R.I.D.S. "Lawrence".
It will he seen that the wording of the letter of the
Sheikh of Abu Dhabi is slightly different; this was due
to the fact that he considers himself the principal Sheikh
on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and as such did not like to copy the
words used by the others. I think however the words he
has used will serve the purpose.
The Sheikh of Umrn-el-Qawain was unfortunately absent
from his headquarters, hut I hope to secure a similar
undertaking from him on my next v’ si t if the 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.
Agent cannot get one before; I fancy.he will be able to
the Sheikh of Umm-el-Qawain is in a contrite frame
of
as