'Dhofar [oil concession agreement]'

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This document relates to the Dhofar oil concession agreed between the Sultan Saiyid Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Sultan of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, and Petroleum Concessions Limited.

The agreement was signed by the Sultan; Ralph Ponsonby Watts, 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. and HBM's Consul at Muscat; and Basil Henry Lermitte on behalf of Petroleum Concessions Limited; on the 24 June 1937. Two sets of amendments are included on the last two folios of the document.

Extent and format

1 file (12 folios)

Arrangement

This file consists of a single document.

Physical characteristics

The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 12; 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 in Latin 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/L/PS/18/B466

Former external reference(s)

PZ 7045/1937

History of this record

Date(s)

24 Jun 1937 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Concessions, Oil, Dhofar

Places

Dhofar

People & organisations

Petroleum Concessions LimitedSultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd DynastyPolitical Agent and Consul, Muscat

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