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'C.74 CONFIDENTIAL 86/4 EASTERN AND GENERAL SYNDICATE. QATAR.' [7r] (18/54)
The record is made up of 1 volume (23 folios). It was created in 1 Jun 1932-29 Sep 1933. 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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effect, stating at the same time that they considered the
soh
moment unsuitable on general political grounds for such nego
tiations, A letter in a similar sense was also addressed to
the Anglo-Persian ^il Company.' In October 1925 the Anglo-
Persian Oil Company applied for permission to make a reconnais
sance, amongst other places, across ^atar, and it was then
decided that there was no longer any prima facie reason for
discouraging oil development in that area - vide telegram dated
the 14th December 1925 from His iAajesty's Secretary of State
for the Colonies, to the Resident,Bushire. In March 1926 some
geologists of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company visited the Shaikh
and obtained from him anundertaking that he would not grant a
concession to any other party for the next 18 months. They
do not seem to have followed this up and the period of the
undertaking has, of course, terminated. 'he Shaikh himself is
bound by Article V of the Treaty of 1916 not to grant any
concession without the consent of the British Government.
I am sending a copy of this despatch to the Govern
ment of India.
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
Lt.Colonel,
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.
.
ESTED .
ential Assistant.
Copy forwarded 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.
, Bahrain.
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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, 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 The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the office of the Secretary of State for India, and the Admiralty regarding the Eastern and General Syndicate's past interest in obtaining a concession for Qatar and the recent movements of Major Frank Holmes and his agents in attempting to reinterest the Shaikh of Qatar (haikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī) in a concession.
The file also includes a summary of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's interest in a Qatar concession in 1925 and a letter from the Admiralty regarding the need to ensure any concession agreement included sufficient safeguards for British interests in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
A series of file notes which were maintained as a record of the correspondence in the volume can be found at folios 20-21.
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- 1 volume (23 folios)
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present between ff 5-19; these numbers are also written in pencil and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, although the numbers are not circled. A previous (circled) foliation sequence has been crossed out.
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- 'C.74 CONFIDENTIAL 86/4 EASTERN AND GENERAL SYNDICATE. QATAR.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:24v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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