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'File 10/3 III Qatar Oil Concession' [‎55r] (123/470)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 27 Jan 1934-24 Mar 1934. 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.

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Majenty's GoTerr^nent. -his draft was found, however,
torai^e various lrar>ortar.1 political issuefi and. after
d i s cu ss i or wi th e Coriganv, it han "be{?r d ec3d ed to con fi ne
f he T)ro"ooRed agreement "between the Oorapany and "the Shaikh
to purely commerciel mat tern, leaving +>e political questions
raised "bv ihe concession agreement to he dealt with hy means
of an a^repment between His Mai esty 1 s rrovemnent and the
Company. ^he nature of the subjects whi&\ are to he reserved
for this agreement is sho vn in the letter of the 29th
December from the 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. to the Oompanv, a co-oy of which
is enclosed. It is proposed that there should he a
comulenentaarrangement between His Majesty's Oovernment
and the Shaikh on the lines indicated in the fo 1] owinp
parairrar)h &
4® ^f an oil concession is granted, covering the whole of
the Shaikh's dominions, it will probably be necessary for
Els Majesty's Government to establish closer relations with
the 3hai kh than are provided for by tb e ^reaty of the 3rd
November 1016, a cony of which is enclosed. Consideration
is now beinp driven + o a proposal thet Articles VII, vn
and IX of tha + "reaty, which a^e a + uresent dormant, should
be brought into force and that the Shaikh should be induced
to cede to His Majesty's Government's jurisdiction over
non-Moslem foreign ers. It will also be necesrsarv (see
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. 's telegram ^0,^/19 of the 11th
January to the 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. , a copy of which is enclosed in
my despatch Ho, 19 of the IPth «Ianuar^ r ) to consider ho\';
protection Is to be afforded tc the personnel of the
concessionary Company. It is at ore sent eu crested th'at the
|)roj ect ed/

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The volume contains correspondence between 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 Bushire, 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. in Bahrain and the Secretary of State for India, on the Qatar oil concession, on the Southern boundary of Qatar and on the role of Ibn Saud in the negotiation.

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There is an index at the end of the volume ( folios 211-216).

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1 volume (223 folios)
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The papers in this file are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 211-216. The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.

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The foliation is on top right-hand corner, starting on the first page of writing and finishing on the back cover. The numbering is in pencil, enclosed by a circle and starts with 1, then 115, 116A, 116B, 116C, then carries on until 221, which is the last number given. There is a second pagination on the top right corner, uncircled, starting on folio 22 (numbered 21) to folio 100 (numbered 99) and then from folio 116a (numbered 113) until folio 210 (numbered 207).

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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