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'File 10/3 III Qatar Oil Concession' [‎197r] (421/470)

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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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3. Yenen and Sau di, Ara bia 0
There is no agreed frontier., The question of
frontiers has 16ng been the subject of dispute and the
dispute has now reached a very acute stage,. The dotted '
line in the marked map piTes a verty rough idea of how
"ft 1 ® de f acto frontier may lie 0 Even this is subject to
the following observations :-
( a ) Coastal area ,
r ^he de fac to frontier is believed to abut on the
sea at Muwas aim, a place about 5 miles ndrth of Medi.
The general trend inland may be said t o be north-easterly
but the direction at any given ooint canrot be indicated.
(b) Mountain area -
This has recentl y come into ■Q-ie forefront of the
dispute between Ibn E»aud and the imam 0 The geography,
the tribal distribution and the extent of the effective
authority of the rulers are all too uncertain to admit
at present of a definition^
(s) Naj ran«.
Hiis area is claimed in principle by both rulers
and has olayed a large part in the dispute. The geogra"?iiy
is, If possible, more uncertain than in other remote
parts of Arabia and it is impossible to indicate a frontier
in a region where the local tribes have Torobably held their
own against all comers except for fleeting occupations^
4 o I nternal bound a ri es jij^ J;hiL Jj. n
Owing to the dispute between ibn Saud and the imam,
the other boundaries of 'Asir still have ©ome international
importance. ri *he northern boundary is in the region of the
dotted lire but is uncertaino. "Tie more important boundary
between the former territory of the Idrisi ("ihamat 'Asirj
and what the Saudis now call ^sir 3urat (capital at Abhai
was laid down at least in part in a treaty between ibn
^>aud and the then Idrisi in 19S0, but the terms of this
treaty/

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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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