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'File 10/3 III Qatar Oil Concession' [‎210r] (448/470)

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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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Insistence <in Angl«-Turkish b®unaary ctrabined with pro
posed tightening ©1 c@ntr®l over Kuwait will axjf.e ar in
his eyes as a manifestation of a new and unfriendly
British psllcy containing hira ©r^tne east ana south
east afein his view His Majesty^ Government have
contained him on the north by Hashirnite statee.
5. TJse of expression ^Qatar sphere §i influence 11
will seera to hinc $. k hypocritical in connection with an
area in which the Shaikh has never exercised
«
andjin which his has been preponderant
for several years. He w^rild better understand a
declaration that trie waole area beyena Blue and
Op
Vi@let lines constituted a British sphere 'influence
A
in wtiicn it was for His Majesty's Government to
determine boundary of local ruler?.. This I take to
be impossible but I should much prefer _*
His Mai esty's Government ado words "in iull
sovereignty tt after v^ord "appertfin^ in paragraph (c)
•f 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. telegram 739 ano, abandon phrase
about sphere of influence.
6. These •bservatlone except last mxk are not
intended to ceprecate prap^ed policy but t.
indicate importance of its preoaole repercuB..i»n8.
. BYAK.

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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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