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'F 83 File 82/27-II QATAR OIL' [84r] (182/630)
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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2.
American offer is definitely advantageous to tiie Shaikh,it will
be almost impossible in practice (especially having regard to
the attitude of the United States Groverronent in oil matters)
to stand on our Treaty rights to keep them out: and it is
doubtful to what extent we shall he able to use our Treaty
rights to ensure getting our other desiderata-
5. If American interests ggt the ^atar Oil Concession,
they will have one continuous block of territory from, if not
including,Kuwait to the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
. If trouble arises,
either we shall have to rescue and protect them,or we shall
have to face the likelihood oi American forces doing so and
establishing themselves in the Gulf,
Incidentally we shall find it difficult in practice
to keep them permanently away from the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
should
they become interested in it.
6# If American interests do not get the Qatar Concession,
it seems likely that every effort will be made to reduce the
territory covered by the Qatar Concession,by means of claiming
the southern area for Bin Sa f ud# In that case we must face
H
eitner protecting Shaikh 'Abdullah bin ^asim al Thani and having !
serious trouble with Bin Sa^d and the American interests (and
their Government),or giving in to their claims in which case we
shall not only lose our concession area but also suffer a,
possibly final,blow to our influence in the Gulf.
t• II the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Limited get the
concession,it would place us in a better position than if a
purely American concern were to get the concession,but even then
may oe difficult to ensure that the area is developed by a
British concern,and to ensure getting our other desiderata.
Events are moving rapidly and it seems impossible to
oid,whether we wish it or not,being drawn both into interference!
/(whether
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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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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