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'Memorandum on the Oil Concessions in the Arab Sheikhdoms' [1v] (2/18)
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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(populr-tion a.2,000) > jnan (populutiun 2,000), Urn al Qav/ain
(population 4.»000), .1 Khaitiah (population 1^,000), and
ICalba (population 2,000).-
(o.) Huso .t, a coastal fringe of territory extending frou the tip
of tho peninsula at the i.:uuth cf the Gulf as far as one nd^n
Protectorate• ©k. po^'Ul .tion is estinated, c aoeuu h^ili a
rail],ion.
3, With the exception of Ivluscat, all these states are _3ri wish
protected states in special treaty relations with --
the conr.on form, of treaty the ruler undertalces to have no
negotiations with or receive representatives of any power other
than tno British Governnent without whose consent he is precluded
fron alienating any part of his territory or iron granting '■iiy
concessi-Ti for oil, pearl fishing etc. .7e further exercise
jurisdicti' n over British subjects and foreigners in their
territories and are under certain Obligations to protect then
at least on the seaward side, Muscat is in a special posili^ iij
its independence is guaranteed "by a joint Anglo -French declaration
nade in 1862 and Muscat is thus entitled'to have direct relations
with foreign powers, hut in accordance with his treaties with us
the Ruler undertakes not to alienate any part of his territory
except to the British Governnent and not to give any oil
concession without our pemission* H.ii.G, exercise Jurisdiction
in Muscat over British subjects "but not over foreigners, Muscat's
relations however with us, particularly India, are so close that
in practice its position roseribles that of a Protectorate* In
all the states we respect the independence of the Rulers in
internal affairs and intervene only in the case cx serious nai
ad i li ni s t rat ion or of the throat of a "breach ot the peace likely
to endanger oui' own or foreign interests. The Political ^osi ^ent
in tho
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, together with three Political Agents-at Koweit,
Bahrein and Muscat -represent British interests on the spot and "by
their/
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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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- '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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