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'(F 69) File 82/26 A.P.O.C. - Muscat Oil Concession' [61ar] (151/163)
The record is made up of 1 file (77 folios). It was created in 11 Sep 1925-20 May 1928. 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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ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL COMPANY, LIMITED.
ABADAN,
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PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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The Hon'"ble 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.
,
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.
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B U S H I a
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Sir,
¥/e have the honour to inform you that the Exploration
License granted under Article 1 of this Company's Concession
by H.H. The Sultan of Muscat and Oman expires on the l8th of
May 1928, and in this connection we beg to refer you to your
letter H0.II7/S. dated the 21st April 1927 together with the
correspondence attached thereto.
fri'f.
We have decided that we are unable to undertake further
exploration work in the Gwadar District in the near future and
that therefore we are not in a position to request His Highness
to consider the grant to us of a further extension of our
Concession. Under these circumstances our Agreement with H.H.
The Sultan of Muscat expires, and we shall be obliged if you
will inform him accordingly.
We have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servants,
i'or ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL COMPANY, LTD.,
ASST. GENERAL MANAGER♦
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The volume contains correspondence, telegrams and notes of meetings between 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. at Muscat and 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. at Bahrain and Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives regarding geologic surveys of Dhofar, Massirah and Batinah, Muskat, in Oman, and Gwadar, in Pakistan, carried on by geologists employed by D'Arcy Exploration Company. The volume contains an extract from the account of the expedition to Muscat (folios 44-45) and some letters to and from the Amīr of Ja‘lān, Muḥammad bin Nāṣir Āl Ḥamūdah.
There are some maps within the file:
- Reduction to show Relationships of the Combined Plane Table A basic surveying technique using an alidade attached to a horizontally mounted drawing board. and Prismatic Compass A compass fitted with a sighting vane and magnifier to achieve additional accuracy. Sketch Map of the Country between JEBEL RODHAH, SOHAR AND IBRI, OMAN, ARABIA, with the Oman peninsula (f. 18A);
- Sketch map of the Omani and Emirati coast from Muscat northbound (f. 18B);
- Map extracted from Geographical Journal Sep. 1925' showing Oman and Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (f. 18C);
- 'Map showing coast and ports of Oman' (f. 36A), drawn by Mr Bower.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (77 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation is written in pencil and can be found 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.
The numbering commences at the first folio with 1, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D; 2-3; 4 and 4A; 5-7; 8 and 8A; 9-17; 18, 18A, 18B and 18C; 19-36; 37 and 37A; 38-60; 61 and 61A and then it carries on until 66, which is the last number given to the last folio.
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- IOR/R/15/1/625
- Title
- '(F 69) File 82/26 A.P.O.C. - Muscat Oil Concession'
- Pages
- 60r:61v, 61ar:61av
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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