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'F 83 File 82/27-II QATAR OIL' [54r] (122/630)
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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on the Gompany ? ^ turnover. Mr. Laithv/aite enquired
whether it would be possible to meet this point b3^
providing that a subsidiary Company might be registered,
for example, in Canada, emphasising, however, that he
did so purely as a suggestion and without any authority.
Mr. Hearn, however, apparently thought that the same
difficulties as regard? British exploitation and control
would still have to be faced with the I»P#G., if an
attempt were made to impose conditions on these points.
After considerable further discussion it proved
impossible to reach any agreement on this point. Mr.
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Hearn was not prepared to go beyond the following
redraft of Article 12, which might, he thought 7/ithout
committing himself, be acceptable to the I.P.C #
' AETIOLE 1 2,
The Company shall have the right to transfer
this agreement to any other British commercial company,
but not to any government, subject to such Company being
able to fulfil all the autios and obligations of this
agreement. The Company shall inform the Sheikh if it
so transfers this agreement, ouch other commercial
company shall be and remain a British company, registered
in Great Britain, having its principal place of business
in Great Britain, and the Chairman shall at all times be a
British subject/ 1
"The Company shall be at liberty to form one or
more subsidiary companies under its own control should
it consider this to be necessary for the working of this
concession. Any such subsidiary company shall, so far
as they are applicable to its operations, enjoy all the
rights/
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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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- Reference
- 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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence