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'File 39/24 Seabed concession, Qatar' [‎26r] (51/104)

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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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Manama, Bahrain
Aug. 23, 195C.
Mr. Robin Andrews,
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. ,
The Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
Manama, Bahrain.
Dear Andrews,
It is our understanding the proposed sovereign rights for His Highness
the Sheikh of Bahrain in the areas of the Dibal and Jaradeh shoals are those
portions of the shoals which are above the spring tide low-water level. It is
further understood that in His Majesty 1 s Government’s opinion these shoals
should not be considered islands having territorial waters.
According to the Agreement from the arbitration between His Excellency
the Sheikh of Qatar and the Petroleum Development Qatar ltd., His Excellency
the Sheikh of Qatar was awarded the sea-bed or subsoil or any part thereof
beneath the high seas of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. contiguous with such territorial waters
as those of the mainland of the State of Qatar and those of any island over
which His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah ruled at the date the Petroleum Develop
ment Qatar Ltd. Concession was signed.
It is our interpretation a part of the sea-bed or subsoil over which
His Excellency the Sheikh of Qatar rules and over which we have gained a
Concession adjoins those portions of the Dibal and Jaradeh shoals for which
His Majesty’s Government proposes sovereign rights for His Highness the Sheikh
of Bahrain.
In order to plan our exploration program for our Concession we wish
to know if His Majesty’s Government considers our interpretation to be correct.
Also, if our interpretation is not correct, we wish to know His Majesty’s
Government's opinion with the reasons for this opinion if possible. Further,
we v.lsh to know if a map has been prepared to show what portions of the Dibal
and Jaradeh shoals are included in the sovereign rights proposed for His
Highness the Sheikh of Bahrain and, also, we would like to have a copy of
such a map if one has been made.
Sincerely yours.
S- UU y

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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)
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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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