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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 [‎150r] (304/656)

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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plus one at Abu Hadrlya C see belov), and I understand that
when drilling begins In other areas rigs and draw-works will
be moved out from Dharan, work at that place easing
3m On Tuesday morning we set out from Dharan via Qatlf
and Safvm to Ras Tanura. The road follows the pipeline most
of the way though the latter cuts across shallow water in
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Tanura Bay# A%Has Tanura I saw the storage tanks and the
loading terminal, which is only 3000 feet from the shore.
In fact Has Tanura is an admirable oil port, though the Company
hope that it will not be developed for general Saudi purposes*
There is ample space on the headland for a large refinery,
should it become necessary to build one, though there is little
doubt that the Company will do their best to avoid this# I
should imagine that their hope that Ras Tanura will not develop
as a general port is likely to be fulfilled, since the country
between "Ms Tanura and Eiyadh is extremely difficult for road
construction. Presumably however cargoes for Qatlf and Oqair
(for the Kofuf area) will be brought into Has Tantira and there
loaded into barges and dhows • But the Fdyadh area will probably
depend on Kuwait*
4, From Has Tanura we proceeded along the east side of the
Sabakhat as Summ to Jubail. As we arrived there at mid-day
most of the bazaar was shut, but it is a place of quite minor
importance, providing mainly for the Bedu when they come into ||
the "as sudah" to the west# From Jubail we continued more or
less parallel to the Coast in a north-westerly direction to
Abu Hadrlya, which lies at the intersection of lines drawn due
south from Jebel Manifa and due west from Jinna Island. Abu
Hadriya is the area which was proved last year by the seismograph
method and which the Company hope will develop Into a huge oil
field comparable with the A.I.O.C. fields. The first well is
at present being drilled and casing has been set to a depth of
4800 /•

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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).

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1 volume (326 folios)
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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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File 10/5 II Hasa oil: CASOC's activities in Hasa; development of Ras Tannura; Political Agent's visit to Hasa [‎150r] (304/656), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/422, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023989482.0x000069> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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