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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 [216r] (432/656)
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
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Dated the 82nd April 1940
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Will you ple&se re£4r to tne B&gM^ra Embassy* s
Printed letter Ho. 2^5/13/40 d^ted the/5th April 1940
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forwarding a copy of despatch No. 149 dated the 5th April
1940 from Sir Basil Newton to the Foreign Office ?
2. I see from the first sentence of this despatch that
the Ambassador has sent in a report on his tour of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and I presume that he nas sent a copy of
it to you. If so I should not be uninterested to see his
comments on my
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, if I might have a copy.
3. Y'ith regard to nls second-hand report on the California
Arabian Standard Oil Company's activities in Arabia I think
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possibly the most penetrating remark in it isi fl Mr. Knabenshue
was perhaps chiefly shown the most favourable side of the
picture". It is scarcely correct to remark that these rapid
developments are at present hardly known abroad and I am not
very clear about the political consequences which he declares
are now in a condition of gestation. There are of course many
results from the work cone by the California Arabian Standard
Oil Compsny, chiefly perhaps that the Saudi Government may some
day become solvent, as everybody has known for a long time.
But phrases like "pregnant with political consequences 1 *
always sound so ominous and I am not very sure what we have
to shudder at.
ton'tie
^-Colonel C.G.Prior, C.I.E.,
Political Hesident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire.
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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- 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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