'Confdl. 86/49-(i). Sharjah Oil.'
IOR/R/15/1/703
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The record is made up of 1 file (5 folios). It was created in 26 Feb 1946-7 Apr 1946. 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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The file comprises of a letter from Ernerst Vincent Packer, Manager for Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited to 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. (Charles Geoffrey Prior) enclosing a copy of an amendment to the Sharjah Oil Concession agreement agreed with Sheikh Shaikh Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qasimī. The amendment is in Arabic and English.
Also enclosed is a letter from the Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (Raymond Clive Murphy) to which includes details of an agreement reached between the Shaikh of Sharjah and the Chiefs of the Beni Qitab, which would grant Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited permission to operate in Beni Qitab territory in return for a share of the income derived from the oil concession agreement.
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- 1 file (5 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 7; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-6; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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- Archival file
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/703
- Date(s)
- 26 Feb 1946-7 Apr 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Concessions, Oil, Sharjah
- Places
- Sharjah
- People & organisations
- Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil OperationsEmir of Sharjah, Āl Qāsimī dynastyBeni Qitab (Tribe)
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- IOR/R/15/1/703
- Title
- 'Confdl. 86/49-(i). Sharjah Oil.'
- Pages
- 2r:2v
- Author
- Packer, Ernest Vincent
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/703
- Title
- 'Confdl. 86/49-(i). Sharjah Oil.'
- Pages
- 3r:4v
- Author
- Unknown
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/703
- Title
- 'Confdl. 86/49-(i). Sharjah Oil.'
- Pages
- 6r:6v
- Author
- Al Qasimi, Shaikh Sultan II bin Saqr
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/703
- Title
- 'Confdl. 86/49-(i). Sharjah Oil.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 5r:5v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence