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'F 83 File 82/27-II QATAR OIL' [210r] (435/630)
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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5.
vie^y as at present advised: which was that, so long as the
interests of H.M.G* and of the Sheikh were adequately safeguarded
nothing should "be done which would tend to hamper the conclusion
of an agreement between the Sheikh and the A.P.O.C. in the
immediate future. Delay would inevitably increase the risk that
the Standard Oil Company of California might actively interest
themselves in obtaining the concession. Were they once to enter
the field, they could rely on the active support of the U.S.
Government, and however strong the case on merits for any
special conditions which H.M.G. might be anxious to secure in
respect of British control, British exploitation, British local
representation &c., we should almost certainly find it much more
difficult to have our way on such points when dealing with a
wholly foreign company backed by the U.S. Government than when
dealing with a company such as the Iraq Petroleum Company in
which there was a substantial British element.
The procedure proposed, with an important proviso which
the foreign Office had already recommended 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.
,
iwould make it possible for the A.P.O.C. to pursue negotiations
immediately with the Sheikh with a view to reaching agreement on
commercial points, - such an agreement to contain no clauses of
apolitical character such as provision for jurisdiction &c.
While those negotiations were in progress, we could separately
discuss with the Company the points to be covered in the proposed
Agreement between the Company and H.M.G. : while the local
political authorities, after consultation with H.M.G. and the
Government of India, could press on with a settlement of the
points in issue between H .M.G, and the Sheikh. The proviso to
^ihich he had referred, and which if accepted should fully
safeguard the special interests of H .M.G., was that a clause
should be inserted in any commercial agreement between the
^P.O.C. and the. Sheikh to the effect that the Agreement could
not/
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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