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'Confidential 86/7-IV B.40. Petroleum Concessions Limited - Trucial Coast.' [‎191r] (386/522)

The record is made up of 1 volume (257 folios). It was created in 17 Jun 1936-9 Nov 1936. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Substance of a statement made by Dr. B.M. Saigal to
the Assistant 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, on the 5th
October 1936.
When Major F. Holmes was Chief Local
Representative for the Bahrain Petroleum Company,
Hussain Yateem and Saigal frequently went to Doha with
letters for the Shaikh of Qatar, from Holmes, who was
then negotiating with Qatar on behalf of the Eastern
and General Syndicate. Hussain Yateem was then very
friendly with Holmes, who sent him to England for
education; but later he came under the influence of
Skinner, when he was employed as an interpreter at
Jabal, and gave away the secrets of the Qatar negotia
tions. He is now thoroughly anti-British and pro-
American.
2. During the visit of certain Trucial Shaikhs
to Bahrain last year, Hussain entertained the wazirpf
Abu Dhabi several times. One Mohammed Rasul, of the
firm of Haji Rais Hasan, of Dubai, came to Bahrain on
his own business, and took letters from Hussain Yateem
to the Wazir Minister. . Saigal saw a letter from Mohammed
Rasul to Hussain Yateem saying ”your letter has been
forwarded to Abu Dhabi”
3. A month ago Husain Yateem got a letter from
Shaikh Mani 1 of Dubai, written after they had come to
terms with Holmes, saying u We tried to keep our promise,
but Allah willed otherwise”. Majid, Kuwait subject, si
clerk of Husain Yateem, showed this to Saigal.
4. When Hussain Yateem went to Sharjah a week
ago, he took a letter from Skinner to Sharjah about
oil concessions, and letters from Shaikh Hamad to
Sharjah and Dubai, recommending them to their good
offices. He also took presents. He plans to wait
a week, and then send Majid.
5./

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The volume contains a record of negotiations between Major Frank Holmes and Ashraf Halim [Ashraf Halīm] on behalf of Petroleum Concessions Limited, and the Shaikh Sa'id bin Maktum [Saʻīd bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm], Shaikh of Dibai [Dubai], over a concession agreement for Dibai, which resulted in a concession being agreed and the clauses of the concession being initialled by each party with the Shaikh of Dubai intending to sign the concession formally once it had been approved by the British Government, draft copies of the concession are included at folios 70-73 and 91-109.

Also included in the volume are correspondence and meetings between Petroleum Concessions Limited (Stephen Hemlsey Longrigg), the 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. (John Walton, Maurice Clauson), 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. (Trenchard Craven Fowle, Percy Gordon Loch), the Petroleum Department (Harold Gordon Gunn), the Admiralty (Ebenezer Seal) and the Foreign Office (Terence Vincent Brenan) to discuss both the amended clauses of the concession agreement for Dubai and the necessary Political Agreement between Petroleum Concessions Limited and Her Majesty’s Government. The main points of discussion being the clauses in the Political Agreement relating to protection of Company Employees, jurisdiction for expelling foreigners from Dibai, and the need for a British controlled Refinery in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

Also under discussion is the question of boundaries between the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Shaikhdom’s and how best to settle them in relation to concession agreements; and reports of communications between the Shaikh Sa'id bin Maktum, Ruler of Dubai and Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan [Shaikh Shakhbūt bin Sulṭān bin Zāyid Āl Nahyān], Ruler of Abu Dhabi with the intention of settling themselves the boundary between their respective territories which 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. believes to be the best solution to the boundary question, provided they are able to reach a consensus.

Correspondence between 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 Secretary of State for India, 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 and Petroleum Concessions Limited discussing the protection undertaking required by the British Government before the options secured by the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Shaikh’s could be approved. The correspondence confirms the acceptance by the Shaikh’s of Abu Dhabi and Dibai of the condition; the refusal of the Shaikhs of Sharjah (Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qasimī) and Ras al Khaimah [Ra's al Khaymah] (Shaikh Sulṭān bin Sālim Āl Qasimī) to agree to the condition as it contained references to compensation without any upper limit or detail of amounts; and the non-response of the Shaikh of Ajman (Rāshid bin Ḥumaid Al-Nu`aimī) to the agreement. The correspondence continues by discussing ways of convincing the Shaikh’s of Sharjah and Ras al Khaimah to agree to the undertaking and possible reassurances that could be given in relation to the question of compensation.

Other topics discussed include:

Draft concession agreements and correspondence with Shaikh's in Arabic and English.

A series of file notes which were maintained as a record of the correspondence in the volume can be found at folios 248-255.

Extent and format
1 volume (257 folios)
Arrangement

The volume contains a table of contents on folio 5 consisting of subject headings and page references. The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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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 in parallel between ff 6-247; these numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, but they are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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