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'F 83 File 82/27-II QATAR OIL'

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/627

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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all cqmmunfcations' to be addressed to the COMPANY .
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ABADAN,
PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
7^-D/l. 18fh January 1934.
NO, C DATED —•'••
My dear Fowle,
Many thanks for your letter No.C/33 of 9th January
from Kuwait.
As regards the survey which our Geologists (Messrs. Shaw
and Cox) made of Qatar in February-March 1933, I enclose a blue
print cony of their map, which clearly shows the land frontier
which was indicated to them by the ShaiVh. I also enclose all
relevant extracts on this matter from their renort. I have
telegraohed to London asking them to give a similar man to 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. at your request.
Further to my letter No.GF/1354 of 6th January, J have
now received further details from my London Princinals regarding
H.M.G's prooosals that we should make a Commercial Agreement
with the Shaikh and a Supplementary Agreement (covering all
political issues) with and no doubt you will have already
received similar details. Discussions are going on as to how
such a procedure can be nut into nractice, but meanwhile 1 have
received the latest draft (dated 2/1/34) of our original nro-
posals to the Shaikh, now re-christened.^Commercial Agreement",
a copy of which I also enclose ^or your information. It contains
a number of amendments pronosed 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. , but I gather
that further points yet remain to be discussed.
Col. T.C.,if.Fowle, C.B.E.,
The Hon'ble 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.
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
Bushire.

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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.

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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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English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/627
Title: 'F 83 File 82/27-II QATAR OIL'
Pages: 81r:82v, 136r:136v, 195r:195v, 284r:284v
Author: Elkington, Edward Henry Ommaney
Copyright: ©BP is believed to be the rightsholder
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