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File 10/5 II Hasa oil: CASOC's activities in Hasa; development of Ras Tannura; Political Agent's visit to Hasa [46r] (106/656)
The record is made up of 1 volume (326 folios). It was created in 7 Jan 1935-26 Mar 1941. 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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LfC
Office of the .Political
Resident in th« f&ralm Ciulf,
csoipi s^jbraitte
30th August, i936.
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U& dear Clauaon,
fill you kindly refer to your demi-ofiicial
letter k o• p •5219/36 dated the 2nd August 1935 about
a pipe lino from to© laaialend to Bafcraia#
Cole 8aye 9 and I agree with him, tliat if Bta
sa'wi wire to hear of any suggestion that Ms oil should
he piped to lahraini he would be likely to do all he couM .■
to stop it* 1 mention this a© I think that would
h@ imll to be very circuMpeet in anything m say to
any of Bin Sa'ud*© psople on the sub^act. It is
particularXy desirable that ho shouM nut get any idea
*
that ws are interested or that we are at the hack of
I msending copy of this letter to achesaa
and Cole*
Tours sincerely,
sd. G. Loch.
Air Mail
MJiX±
m .J♦Clauaon iisquire,
Ihe
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.
,
London*
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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 on the oil concession in Saudi Arabia, the activities of California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) in Hasa, Saudi Arabia, and the development of the port and the refinery at Ras Tannura (also mentioned as Ras Tanurah). There are also documents on 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. 's visit to Hasa, in May 1939, including his report (folios 149-157). Also of interest: 'Copy of text of "Oil" Agreement between the "Standard Oil of California" and H.M. King Abdul-Aziz Al Saud' (folios 21-30).
There are notes at the end of the volume (folios 305-322).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (326 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume (folios 305-322). The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
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The foliation is in pencil in the top right corner. The numbering begins with the first (5th folio from the front) and ends with last page of writing (4th folio from the back). Between 103-112 and 173-179, folios are paginated on both sides.
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- IOR/R/15/2/422
- Title
- File 10/5 II Hasa oil: CASOC's activities in Hasa; development of Ras Tannura; Political Agent's visit to Hasa
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1r:20v, 30v:36v, 37ar:37bv, 38r:59v, 60v:61v, 63r:72v, 74v:93v, 94v:102v, 113r:127v, 130r:172v, 179r:179v, 181v:188v, 189v:200v, 201v:202v, 204v:206v, 207ar:207bv, 208r:210v, 211v:217v, 220v:222v, 223v:230v, 231v:235v, 238v:241v, 242v:244v, 245ar:245bv, 248v:249v, 250v:252v, 255v:256v, 259r:260v, 261v:263v, 264v:266v, 268v:271v, 272v:273v, 275v:278v, 279v:282v, 285r:288v, 289v, 291r:291v, 294v:323v, iv-r:v-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence