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'File 82/1 II (F 53) A.P.O.C., and Oil Concession - Arab Coast' [‎281v] (568/576)

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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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Government approving the concession you have given to Major Holmes, the
representative of the Eastern and General Syndicate, and must furthet'
request you to inform that gentleman in writing that you already consider
that agreement void and of no effect, since you have received an official inti
mation from the representative of His Majesty's Government in these waters
that it is not approved.
I must further point out to you, 0 my friend, that your respected
father. Shaikh Isa, was not acting in accordance with the promise giver, by
him to Major Trevor on the 18th Jamadi II, 1332 when he concluded oven a
provisional agreement or granted a provisional concession to Major Holmes,
the wording of that letter is very strong " I wiU not entertain overtures
from any quarter regarding kerosine oil without consulting the Political
Agent in Bahrain and without the approval of the High Government
When your respected father discussed the question with Major Holmes
and gave him a written concession, hedged about with no matter what con
ditions, he broke his promise to the High Government. It is no excuse to
say that as Major Holmes had concluded an agreement with H. H. the
Sultan of Nejd, you therefore assumed that Major Holmes was a person
acceptable to the British Government. What may suit the British Govern
ment in regard to Bin Saud, may not suit them in regara to Bahrain and
in any case it was necessary for you to make sure before entangling yourself
with Major Holmes.
I trust that this letter will impose caution on yourself for the future
and shall look forward to receiving, in due course, a copy of your written
communication to Major Holmes regarding which you should, before des
patch, consult 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. , Bahrain.
Usual ending.
(Sd.) S. G. KNOX, Lieut.-Col.,
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. .
It XI—396.
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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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'File 82/1 II (F 53) A.P.O.C., and Oil Concession - Arab Coast' [‎281v] (568/576), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/619, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023833827.0x000095> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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