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'File 82/1 II (F 53) A.P.O.C., and Oil Concession - Arab Coast' [‎266r] (537/576)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (286 folios). It was created in 10 May 1923-9 Jan 1924. 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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Serird No. i5.—Letter from the Hon'ble Lieutenant-Colonel A. P,
Trevor. C.S.I., C.I.E., 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. ,
N No. 38-S., dated Bushire, the 10th (received 23rd) January 1922.
Desire of Anglo-Persian Oil Company to ohtain exclusive "prospecting rights
on Arabian littoral of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
With reference to the correspondence ending with your telegram,
^ 0 - 2374 -S : , dated 11th October 1921 on the subject of the desire of the
Anglo-Persian Oil Company to obtain exclusive rights to prospect for oil on
the Arabian littoral, I have the honour to forward herewith for the inform
ation of the Government of India a copy of the following correspondence on
the subject: —
(1) Letter dated 22nd December 1921, from Resident Director,
Anglo-Persian Oil Company, to 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. , asking to
be allowed to open negotiations with Bahrain and enclosing
\2) Letter dated 22nd December 1921, from Resident Director, to
His Excellency the High Commissioner, Baghdad, asking to
be allowed to open negotiations with the Sheikh of Kuwait
and enclosing draft agreement.
Telegram No. 22, dated 3rd January 1922, from the Political
Resident, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to High Commissioner, Baghdad,
repeated to 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. , Kuwait.
Telegram T\o. 4-S., datel 4th January 1922, from 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. ,
Kuwait to High Commissioner, repeated 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. '
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Letter No. 36-S., dated 10th January 1922, from Political Resi
dent, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to Resident Director, Anglo-Persian Oil
Company,. Mohammerah.
. 2. I do not think that the procedure suggested by Sir Arnold Wilson
viz., that he and I should proceed to Bahrain with the draft agreement and
o? the Sheikh to sign it—is likely to be successful, because ths
bheikli is very old and obstinate and-will require a lot of talking to before
he will agree to sign any such agreement. This, as I have stated in enclo
sure JNo. 3, can only be done by 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 the absence of any
representative of the Company resident in the place. When the Political
Agent thinks that the Sheikh has adopted a reasonable attitude and shows
signs of being willing to sign, a representative of the Company might ^o
over with a draft agreement for final discussion and signature.'
3. From enclosure No. 4 it will be seen 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. , Kuwait
ieels certain that Sheikh Ahmad would not sign such an agreement straight
off; so I think that it will be best for the Political Agents in both places to
do the preliminary negotiations.
^ ^ the procedure indicated abeve is adopted, there wiU be no need to
follow that suggested in paragraph 8 of Sir Arnold Wilson's letter, which I
think is hardly suitable. As the same agreement is required from
the bneikhs of Kuwait and Bahrain and I shall have to deal with the Bahrain
one, the most ccnvenient plan would seem to be for me to arrange both but
or me to appear at Kuwait on behalf of the High Commissioner and then
proceed to Bahrain as the representative of Government seems anomalous.
A copy of this letter is being sent direct 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. .
(3)
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(5)
Enclosure I to Serial No. 13. —Letter from Sir A. T. Wilson, Resident
Director, Strick Scott, & Co., Ltd.. to the Honourable the Politi
cal Resident, Bushire, dated the 22nd December 1921.,
_ I have the honour to enclose for your information a copy of a letter
Baghdad 6 addressed tllis ^ to His Excellency the High Commissioner,
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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 Muscat, local rulers, Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC) and Eastern and General Syndicate Limited 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. .

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1 volume (286 folios)
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The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the beginning of the volume, on folio 3.

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The main foliation is in pencil, encircled, 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 on the first folio after the front cover, on number 1, then 2-63; 64A and 64B; 65-195; 196A and 196B and it carries on to the last folio, ending on 284. There is another foliation sequence, which is incomplete.

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