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'File 82/1 III (F 64) Prospecting licenses for Kuwait, Bahrain, Nejd, Trucial Coast and Oman' [‎243r] (500/651)

The record is made up of 1 file (322 folios). It was created in 28 Nov 1923-9 Sep 1925. 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 Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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all communications to be addressed to twe company and not to individuals.
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I LONDON, GLASGOW,
' a ND MOHAMMERAH.
f Telegraphic Address:
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Codes Used:
BENTLEY'S; MCNEILL'S.
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Date.
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CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS.
..I.5.7.5 Dated 2721: ■
My dear Colonel Prideaux,
I have received a telegram from I.ackie at Mascat dated
tlie SJrd of March informing me that 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. there
has received no instructions from you regarding the attitude he
is to adopt towards our negotiations with the Sultan of Has cat.
I have received definite instructions from London that
the limitation of 10 years from the commencement of the Mining
lease, for which period the draft entitles us to freedom from
all Taxes and Customs Eouse Duties, is under no consideration to
I ds included in the Concession, freedom from all taxes and Cus
toms Eouse Duties, it has "been agreed with the Colonial Office,
will "be for the entire period of any lining Lease ts&en up.
Unfortunately, Crosthwaite is unaware of this reconsideration
and his predecessor had already, -- ac—ie informs me, apparently^
landed over the original Colonial Office dra t go the .uxtan ox
Hascat which, in addition to the Customs Limitation, includes
provision for'the payment of a second Hs. 10,000/- following the
signature of the Prospecting Licence as per Article 5• ^ ri ^ e ^ .
tine Sultan of Uascat can be informed "by the Political ^gent that
the inclusion of "both these conditions was due to an entire
misunderstanding and that the Colonial Office are in lull agree
ment with their deletion, it is unlikely that . .aCziie will oe
able to make any headway with the Sultan, who he informs me
is otherwise showing himself to be only too willing to come to
an understanding with us.
So far the Sultan has made one stipulation to ■ ej-^ect
that a Clause should he inserted explaining: that, although the
Concession is ranted for all the territory oyer v .hieh he rules
there are nevertheless certain parts of Oman into vr.xca it would
te unsafe for our representatives to enter owing uo u ne i^a^.e
ouate control which he is able to exercise over those areas.

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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Department, the Colonial Office and the Secretary of State at 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. in London, 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 Bushire, the Political Agents at Kuwait and Sharjah, local rulers, and Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives on the negotiations for oil concessions in Kuwait, Bahrain, Nejd [Najd, Jubail, Saudi Arabia], Qatar, Muscat, Oman and Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. against the competitor Eastern and General Syndicate Limited, represented by Major Frank Holmes.

The volume includes the agreement on the oil exploration license in Muscat and Oman, in Arabic and English, signed on 18 May 1925, between Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, and D'Arcy Exploration Company limited (folios 281-296).

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1 file (322 folios)
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The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order.

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The main foliation is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The numbering begins with the first item of correspondence, on number 1, and ends with the last folio of writing, on number 314.

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