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'F 83 File 82/27-II QATAR OIL' [77r] (168/630)
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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10.
questions of policy. The question of the safeguards to
be inserted in any oil agreement to preserve the British
character of the operating company on the lines suggested
above seemed to him to fall within the second category.
10. He therefore suggested that it should be made
clear to the Company at once that we should eventually,
" ' ,
in view of the peculiar political situation on the Arab
coast of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, have to insist on certain
safeguards before we could agree to any.concession coming
into force. These safeguards would be of general
application and would apply equally in the case of any
concession which the Sheikh might grant. H.M.G. did not
wish, however, to delay the conclusion of an agreement
between the Company and the Sheilch by holding matters up
pending the discussion of the details of these safeguards
at this stage. They would therefore suggest that the
concession should contain a clause providing that it
should not come into force until H.M.G. had given their
written consent thereto. This would be in accordance
with the Sheikh's treaty obligations towards us. Our
eventual consent would then be dependent on our reaching
a separate agreement with the Company, which might be
embodied in an exchange of letters and which would contain
particulars of any safeguards it was eventually decided
to insist upon.
11. This would limit the immediate discussion to
outstanding points in which H.M.G. had a direct interest
between the Company and the Sheikh, such as the question
of jurisdiction etc. , but would avoid any risk of the
concession being lost or delayed while arguments wer^
proceeding/
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- Content
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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence