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'Memorandum on the Oil Concessions in the Arab Sheikhdoms' [7v] (14/18)
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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the War the Cor.ipany unable to undertake further exploratory survey
expeditions,
5. K_JLba, On 20th Duoaiber, 1938? an Agreexient for 75 years was sicnod
"between Petroleum Development (
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
) Ltd., and the Regent of
Kalba, Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmad Bin Sultan, who signed as Ruler of Kalba,
The iigreement covered the Sheikh's territory and territorial v/aters, and
contained provision for the builcing of a refinery and the construction
of a pipo line through the Sheikh's territory. Article k in which the
Sheikh "undertakes to offer to the Company all assistance in its
relations with other Rulers and neighbouring tribes with a view to
securing the free access and movement of the Company in their territories"
is unique in oil Agreements on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, and emphasizes the
value which the Company set on the assistance of the Sheikh in their
future efforts to obtain access to the hinterland. That the Sheikh
fully understood this is shown "by his stacanent in his letter to 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.
, Bahrein, of the 23rd July, 1939? that part of the
concession money would "be spent 'to ensure facilities for the
future and to obtain the necessary security for the geologists and all
other work".. An agreement "between His Majesty's Governnent and the
Ccmpany which took into account the exchange of letters "between the
Ccmpany and the Regent mentioned above, was signed on the 11th April,
1940,
In 1 939 the Regent was informed that the Company had had to
abandon their exploratory drilling program ie owing to the ar,
6, Ras~al-Khainah , The two years' option from 1st August, 1935,
granted "by the Sheikh to the D'Arcy Exploration Company, a subsidiary
of the A.P.G.C, and later transferred to P .C.L, expired 1st August,
1937. On 25th March, 1938, a Political Agreement was signed between
His Majesty's G-ovemment and Petroleum Devel opment (
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
) Ltd.,
in anticipation of a conoeosion "being obtained from the Sheikh, On the
7th Decanber, 1 938, an Exploration Agreement between the Sheikh and
Petroleum Development (
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
) Ltd., was signed. This Agreement
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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'
- Pages
- 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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