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'Memorandum on the Oil Concessions in the Arab Sheikhdoms' [1r] (1/18)
The record is made up of 1 file (9 folios). It was created in 13 Mar 1944. 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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B. 478 .
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.
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13th March, 1%4«>
IIEI.DIIAIijJJi 1 ON TIIE OI L OOIiC^SSIQNS IN THE
SIETKIffiOLIS OF TIE G-ULF.
In the projected discussions with the U.S. Government on oil
in the Middle East, it is iiriportant that H.II.G-. f s special strategic
and political interests in this area should "be "borne in mind.
This memorandum is designed to give some account of those interests,
to explain our relations with the Rulers 01 1 the States in the
Persian G-ulf and our policy generally, and to describe the various
oil concessions that have been granted in these States»
2• The G eographical Situ, tion and Treaty position of Sheikhdoms .
Except for the Hasa area "between Koweit and Bahrein, which forms
pai c of the territories of Saudi ^rabia, the Arab Sheikhdoms
and Muscat cover the whole of the western and southern coast-line
of the Persi an Gulf and th- eastern half of the south coast of
Arabia. They consist of:-
(a) Koweit, (^population 70-90,000; area including the Neutral
Zone about 6,000 square miles) occupying a strategical
position at the head of the G-ulf between Iraq and Saudi
Ar ibia»
(b) Bahrein, (population approximately 130,000; area about 200
square miles) a group of islands some 200 miles to the
south of Koweit, off the Hasa coast.
(c) Qatar, (population about 25>000; area3000 square miles)
a promontory south of Bahrain.
(d) The seven petty Sheikhdoms of th-
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
(so-called
from the maritime truce imposed in 1820 by the East
India Company on the chieftains of this district). Their
names in order eastwards from Qatar are;- Abu Ihabi
(population 10>000), Libai (population 20,000), Sharjah
population/
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This printed secret memorandum 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. , dated 13 March 1944, concerns oil concessions in the Arab sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in the context of the United States of America's discussions on oil in the Middle East. The aim of the memorandum is to give an account of British interests, explain British relations with the rulers of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. states and British policy more generally, and describes various oil concessions that have been granted in these states.
The memorandum, which is signed with the initials 'F.A.K.H' of the External Department of 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. , consists of six sections: 'The Geographical Situation and Treaty position of the Sheikhdoms', including Koweit [Kuwait], Bahrein [Bahrain], Qatar, 'The seven petty Sheikhdoms of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ', and Muscat; 'Strategic importance of the Sheikhdom'; 'The nature of our relations with the Rulers and the importance of maintaining our present exclusive position'; 'Oil Concessions in the Gulf'; ' HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. 's interests in the oil concessions'; and 'US interests in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '.
This first section of the memorandum is followed by an appendix entitled 'Details of the Oil Concessions granted in the Arab Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (folios 6-9) and is divided into sections covering Bahrain, Kuwait, Dubai, Sharjah, Kalba, Ras-al-Khaimah [Ras al-Khaymah], Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Umm al Quwaim [Umm al-Qaywayn], Qatar, and Muscat.
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Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 1 and terminates at folio 9, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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.
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- Title
- 'Memorandum on the Oil Concessions in the Arab Sheikhdoms'
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- 1r:9v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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