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'F 83 File 82/27-II QATAR OIL' [265r] (545/630)
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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It seems clear In the first place that the
political difficulties which might arise from the grant
of a concession in respect of Qatar to any company which
is not at least partly British, ana from which the
requisite safeguards for British political interests
cannot te obtained, are likely to tie extremely serious.
It is now accepted that the maintenance of the special
British position on the Arah littoral of the Gulf is of
cardinal importance, a fact which has heen further
stressed in recent months toy the rapid developments of
air communication - likely to develop still more rapidly
in the future - and hy the possibility that H.M.G. may
te unable to retain their naval station at Henjam. The
Sheikhdom of Qatar is of particular importance because
of its geographical position on the southern littoral of
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. The establishment of a non-British oil
company in Qatar, particularly if identical or closely
associated with the American company to which Ibn Saud
has granted the Kasa concession, must inevitably sooner
or later react unfavourably on the position of H.M.G. in
the vitally Important sheikhdom of Bahrein. It will
equally inevitably prejudice in an Increasing degree as
time goes on the position of H.M.G. in the semi-barbarous
areas of the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- H.M.G.-have in the past, as
a deliberate policy, abstained from interference or the
exercise of influence in the internal affairs and in the
hinterland of those areas. With the rapid development of
air communication, and the possibility of pressure by oil
interests to obtain concessions, that policy may before
v ery long require reconsideration: and it is essential
that la dealing with i^itar nothing should be done which
might/
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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