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'File 10/3 VIII Qatar Oil Concession' [14r] (31/456)
The record is made up of 1 volume (226 folios). It was created in 9 May 1935-23 Nov 1935. It was written in English and Arabic. 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.
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Telegram xx
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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.
in H.M.S.Fowey at Doha*
To Secretary of State for India 9 London.
Repeated government of India y Simla*
Copy by post to iOlitical Agent, Bahrain*
N o .T/136.
Dated the 11th kay 193b •
QATAR OIL*
After considerable negotiations owing to suspicious
and obstructive temperament of Shaikh and hamad Agreement come
to on following lines (in addition to points already agreed
on}*
(a) Shaikh accepts (i) external Protection as defined
by His Majesty 1 fc Government and with necessary facilities
for Royal Air Force and (2) internal support as modified in
paragraph 8 (c) of my telegram Ho*372 of 22nd April*
(b) British protected subjects of Bahrain Kuwait and
Trucial Coast
The historic term used by the British to refer to the Gulf coast of Trucial Oman, now called United Arab Emirates.
come under Jurisdiction of Shaikh 9 other
British protected persons under Joint Court*
(c) Hamad recognised by His Majesty's Government as
successor and promises to accept 1916 Treaty on his acces
sion*
(d) Shaikh converts 1916 Treaty into an heirs and
successors one*
2* Letters exchanged with Shaikh and Hamad will be
sent by next air mail*
3* Commercial Agreement will be signed in
2 or 3 days*
4, There only remains exchange of letters with
Shaikh over political Agreement (see paragraph 2 of my
telegram /
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- Content
The volume contains correspondence between 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. in the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. , the Secretary of State for India and the Sheikh of Qatar about the Qatar Oil Concession and the protection offered to Qatar from His Majesty's Government, in exchange for the Oil Concession granted to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC).
The volume includes:
- copies of the Concession and copies of correspondence with the Sheikh, in English and Arabic, and copies of the agreement between the British Government and APOC;
- draft clauses of pre-emption of oil in case of national emergency or war (ff. 38-39 and 74-75);
- correspondence from Air Headquarters 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. in Bahrain on the planning of an air reconnaissance of the neighbourhood in Doha;
- letters in English and Arabic from Political Agency An office of the British Government and, earlier, of the East India Company. informing the Shaikh of the reconnaissance and of the visit from 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. , who gave him a Medal in commemoration of the King-Emperor's Silver Jubilee (f. 140).
There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 215-221).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (226 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 215-221). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The volume has a foliation number on the front top right of each folio. The numbering is in pencil, encircled, it starts on the first page of writing with 1, and ends on the back cover with 226. There is a second foliation, starting on f. 167 (numbered 167) and ending on f. 214 (numbered 193); the numbering from 193-212 reads right to left, as the document is in Arabic.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/417
- Title
- 'File 10/3 VIII Qatar Oil Concession'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:32v, 40r:41v, 43r:51v, 66r:73v, 76r:146v, 148r:148v, 150r:161v, 162v:163v, 165r:170r, 171r:178v, 179v, 181r:181v, 183r:194v, 215r:225v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence