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'F 83 File 82/27-II QATAR OIL' [234r] (483/630)
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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TT 5. Notwithstanding anything contained in the
agreement betvieen the Company and the Sheikh of Qatar
Koweit
the Company shall not have the right to use or
occupy, and shall not include in the areas selected for
the purposes of its operations, any sites which may
have been selected "by or on behalf of the Sheikh or
His Majesty*s Government as being required for aerodromes
or for aeroplane or seaplane bases, or in connection
^ith the development of harbours, or for wireless and
telegraph installations.
6. The operation of wireless, telegraph and
telephone installations, if any, maintained by the
Company shall not interfere with the operation of such
wireless, telegraph or telephone installations as may
be established under arrangements approved by the Sheikh
or His Majesty*s Government".
I imagine that the question of possible future
air requirements may be more important in Koweit than it
is in Qatar, but, subject to your views, a clause on the
above lines ought sufficiently to safeguard the position.
Presumably, however, it will be necessary to select
alternative sites for possible future requirements before
the Company commences operations.
With reference to the last sentence of ikrticle
5 ( a ) in the Koweit commercial draft agreement, we propose
to suggest the addition of a qualifying clause to the
following effect: "Subject to any regulations of general
application for aircraft made by the Sheikh", in order to
safeguard the position under the aircraft agreement which
we/
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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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- Open Government Licence