'File 0629/2 Correspondence regarding the land beneath the sea outside territorial waters'

Content

The file contains correspondence regarding oil concession grants for land beneath the sea beyond the three mile territorial limit. The correspondence is principally between the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, and Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan [Shakhbūṭ bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān], the ruler of Abu Dhabi.

The file covers the oil concession granted by Shaikh Shakhbut to the Superior Oil Company (California) for the subsoil beneath the sea beyond the three mile territorial limit. It includes the political agreement signed by the British Government and the Superior Oil Company on the 15 April 1950, wherein the obligations of the former are stipulated.

Extent and format

1 file (25 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in reverse chronological order.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 27; 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.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/4/10

Former external reference(s)

0629/2

History of this record

Date(s)

15 Apr 1950-6 Dec 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Concessions, Oil, Trucial Coast

People & organisations

Bahrain Political AgencyPolitical Agent, Trucial CoastSuperior Oil CompanyEmir of Abu Dhabi, Āl Nahyān dynasty

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'File 0629/2 Correspondence regarding the land beneath the sea outside territorial waters', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/4/10, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000394> [accessed 16 April 2024]

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