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'File 38/2 Petroleum Concessions Limited's Policy' [‎8r] (15/44)

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The record is made up of 1 file (20 folios). It was created in 5 Apr 1946-12 Dec 1948. 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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D.O. No.C/1209*
The 28th October, 1946.
Dear colonel Galloway,
In July of this year Hart, the American consul at
Dhahran, sent me a "Highway Statistics Questionnaire" pre
pared by the Transportation unit of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, commerce Department, ? r ashington,
and asked me to supply information regarding road mileage
by construction types, main highways, planning and financing,
and materials and equipment for Qatar and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
I replied politely that there were no highway statistics
for these two places, and that I had no material on my files
from which to answer the questionnaire.
2. Hart passed a copy of this same questionnaire to
petroleum concessions Limited, at the same time informing
them that he would shortly be sending them a second question
naire on the subject of oil. petroleum Concessions Limited
have now written to say that they have received this second
questionnaire and have sent me a copy together with a copy
of Hart’s covering letter, which I attach in original.
Packer informs me that P.C.L. have consulted their Managing
Director in London, and have received instructions that they
should refer the questionnaire to London before taking any
action on it, and that they should also obtain our views on
it.
3. It would appear from Hart’s letter that this is but
the first of many questionnaires, and although there may be,
as Hart says, a 23.75# American interest in petroleum Deve
lopment Limited, I see no reason why the Company should be
called upon to give the detailed information asked for,
which is, in fact, far more exhaustive than that supplied by
the Bahrain petroleum Company to the Ministry of Fuel and
Power, vide correspondence ending with my endorsement
No.C/1197 dated the 24th October, 1946.
4. I should be grateful for instructions as to how I
should reply to petroleum Concessions Limited.
Yours sincerely,
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The lion’ble Lt-Col. A.C. Galloway, C.I.E., O.B.E.,
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. , Bahrain.

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The file contains correspondence relating to policy matters concerning Petroleum Concessions Limited and their subsidiary company, Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited. The correspondence is between 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. , the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire (later Bahrain) [ Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ], the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, representatives of Petroleum Concessions Limited in Bahrain and London, and the American Consul at Dhahran in Saudi Arabia.

The papers contained within the file cover the company's policy on the following matters:

  • a request for information on the oil industry submitted by the United States Government through their Consul at Dhahran;
  • the potential disputes that may arise between rulers and tribal leaders over the ownership of oil rights;
  • a resolution (folio 17) to increase the capital of Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited;

Folio 18 is a cover letter from Petroleum Concessions Limited for a copy of the Iraq Petroleum Company Handbook (not present).

Folios 20-21 are internal office notes.

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1 file (20 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the 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 also present in parallel between ff 2-19; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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