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'F 83 File 82/27-II QATAR OIL' [8r] (30/630)
The record is made up of 1 volume (310 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1934-1 Mar 1934. It was written in English. 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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7
3.
Admiralty interest developing in connection with
harbours, Captain King expressed the opinion that it
was unnecessary to make special provision for this at
the present time.
(b) It was not clear whether the words "any such
normal extensions thereof" referred to extensions of the
'agreement or to extensions of religious lands, tnough
presuraioly to the letter. It was agreed that the Company
should he asked to make the position clear, hut that no
ohjection neea he raised if the assumption stated was
correct.
(,c) The phrase at the end of suh-paragraph 1 "and
ahy subsequent extensions thereof" appeared dangerously
wide. We were dealing with a period of 75 years and
it was conceivable that difficult political problems
might,arise if the Sheikh or one of his successors were,
e.g., to conquer a portion of Saudi Arabia or,to take
an extreme case, to occupy Bahrein. It was agreed that
the Company should be invited to omit the words.
(d) period of agreement . No objection was seen
to an agreement for 75 years, although this period was
longer than that of the Bahrein and Persian concessions.
(e) The Petroleum Department said that it was
unnecessary to specify areas for mining purposes under
this article now that it was proposed to give the
Company rights over the whole area of the state.
(f) Attention was drawn by 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.
to the
fact that in a semi-civilized area such as Qatar it
would be necessary for the Company to walk extremely
warily in anything which might offend religious
suscept ibilities. -Neshould find ourselves faced with
responsibility for safeguarding their interests in the
event of serious trouble breaking out and it would be
well/
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The volume contains correspondence between 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. at Bahrain and 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 Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives and 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, regarding the political situation in Qatar, the southern boundary of Qatar and the Oil Concession.
The volume also contains 'Note on conversation on 15 December 1933 with Mr G.W. Rendel, Foreign Office, on future policy in regard to Qatar.' (folios 68-78), draft 'Qatar Concession', 11 December 1933 (folios 102-110) and 'Mr. Williamson's Political Note on Qatar', with genealogical tree of the Al Thani family, 15 January 1934 (folios 125-135).
There are two maps within the volume: a blueprint on folio 148, 'Geological Sketch Map of Qatar Peninsula', produced during a geological survey of Qatar, showing villages, deserted buildings, water wells, roads and routes and a 'Sketch Map of Qatar Peninsula' (folio 285).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (310 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 298-302). The file notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give brief description of the correspondence with reference numbers in red crayon, which refer back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation is written in pencil and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The numbering begins on the title page with 1;1A; 1B and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 308. There is another foliation sequence, which is incomplete.
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- IOR/R/15/1/627
- Title
- 'F 83 File 82/27-II QATAR OIL'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:80v, 83r:101v, 113r:135v, 137r:137v, 149r:154v, 156r:157v, 168r:194v, 196r:235v, 238r:283v, 286r:307v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence