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'File 39/24 Seabed concession, Qatar' [24r] (47/104)
The record is made up of 1 file (50 folios). It was created in 23 Dec 1947-17 Dec 1950. 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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ConfidontiRl.
No.C/R-383*
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Bahrain,
2Pnd July, 1950.
De*r Pelly,
With^reference to your complimentary slip No.
146/10/50 of IPth July, I confirm that I took no action
on paragraph 3 of Hankey* s letter sent under cover of your
letter No.431/7/60 of 10th July^”
2. I have, as suggested, spoken to Sprague on the
lines of the first two sentences of paragraph 2 In
Hankey’s letter under reference. He replied that he
could not give us any precise information as to whether
the Company wish to drill for atleast a year, as before
taking such decisions an extensive seismic survey and
other exploration would be necessary. I must admit that
I am slightly surprised at Hankey asking only for In
formation about drilling as the previous correspondence
seems to refer to exploration generally and this course
is a much wider subject in which the Company are more
likely to overstep the mark. Sprague admitted to me that
in order to get the minimum of information they require
they would probably be forced to extend a seismological
survey considerably outside the concessional area and
pointed out as a precedent the very large areas that have
already been surveyed by Bapco. Incidentally, he informs
me that the Jennings is proceeding directly up to Abadan
to be fitted out for gravity meter work, and therefore
this form of survey may begin as early as the 1st of
September.
Yours sineer ly,
/
sJ
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The file contains correspondence, mostly in English and Arabic, between the Ruler of Qatar, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī (from August 1949 Shaikh ‘Alī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Thānī); the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah; the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain and 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; regarding the jurisdiction over the seabed adjacent to the coastline, for the purpose of oil drilling offshore. The papers include a dispute between the Ruler of Qatar and Petroleum Development Qatar Ltd on the interpretation of the oil concession with regard to the Qatar coastal waters and Decision of Arbitrators (folios 13-19).
The file also contains correspondence with the Ruler of Qatar and Superior Oil Company, concerning the Company’s request for permission to drill in the shoals represented on folio 41, and considering claims of the Ruler of Bahrain over the same shoals.
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- 1 file (50 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the file are arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 52; 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 incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-51; these numbers are written in a combination of pencil and ink, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/891
- Title
- 'File 39/24 Seabed concession, Qatar'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 8r:9v, 12r:12v, 20r:21v, 24r:24v, 27r:34v, 37r:37v, 41r:41v, 43r:43v, 49r:51v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence