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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 [199r] (396/656)
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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Confidential
D # 0» No. C/242-10/5
Dated the 27th Farch 1940
111 you please refer to paragraph 4 of iny Express
letter No. C/196 dated the 5th March 1940 ?
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2. I found when I was in Dharan that California Arabian
Standard Gil Company had not made detailed tests of the new
Abu lladrlyah well though they expect to get on with this
shortly. If I can extract any information later on I will
send it. Incidentally one of their chief Production people
told me that large as Abu Hadriyah may be it is mot likely
to be a reservoir of the same limitless extent as the A.I.O.C.
fields. V iM*
3. With reference to your demi-official letter No# C /237
dated the 18th inarch 1940 forwarding to Delhi the Hasa map
which I sent zo you, I now enclose another road map I have been
given which may be more useful# If vo« ***&. not sendfiag it on
- ' '
for reproduction may I please have it back ?
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on 'ble Lieut-Colonel
C. G. Prior, C.I.3,,
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
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushlre .
Yours sincerely
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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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- Title
- File 10/5 II Hasa oil: CASOC's activities in Hasa; development of Ras Tannura; Political Agent's visit to Hasa
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- 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
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