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'F 83 File 82/27-II QATAR OIL' [266r] (547/630)
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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might place H.M.G. in a weaker position to secure their
desiderata in that event. It is unnecessary to develop
f the.local political difficulties likely to arise in the
case of Qatar itself should any concession be locally
exploited save by British personnel, or be under non-
British c ontrol • In these circumstances the course
suggested in paragraph 5 of 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.
's
ji" telegram T.19 seems the right one to adopt. The wording
to be used by Colonel Powle in his discussion with the
Sheikh might be that having regard to their
special treaty relations with the sheikh, would not be
prepared to agree to the grant of a concession by him of
any kind in respect of Qatar to a company which was not
at least partly British".
2. Ibn Saud and the Qatar concession .
This raises an important question of policy • The
Resident and the Government of India have drawn attention
to the possibility that Ibn Saud may endeavour to support
the efforts of the Standard Oil Company to secure the
Qatar concession with a view to himself "absorbing" Qatar;
and to the risks involved in any attercpt by Ida Saud to
grant "protection" in the hinterland to any oil
concessionnaire in (^.tar. Reference is invited to
rt)? Colonel Powle's telegram No.98 of 29th January as regards
the reports of Ton Saud's attitude on these points. Biey
appear, however, to be largsly derived from local rumours
ihe basis for which is to some degree uncertain. Be that
as it may, Ibn Saud, by Article 6 of the Treaty of Jedda
of 1927, has undertaken to respect the special treaty
relations of H.M.G. with the Sheikh of Qatar. Any attempt
01 i his part to "absorb" the Qatar Sheikhdom would be
wholly inconsistent with the provisions of the ireaty in
question/
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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'
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- 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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