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'File 39/24 Seabed concession, Qatar' [30r] (59/104)
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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■■■■
Confidential
No.C/L-306.
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Bahrain,
18th September, 1960
Dear Garrett
With reference to our conversation
of the other day, I am to instruct you to
(a) on the south. A line from the
territorial waters off the east coast of Qatar
along the 26th parallel to 62° 20' east,
(b) on the south east. A line from
26° north 52^ 20* east to a point 26 c 42'
north 52^ 60* east,
(c) on the northeast. A line from
a point 27° north 61° 20 f east to the terri
torial waters limit of Qatar north of the
Has Rakan; thence along the territorial
waters limits to where these reach the 26th
parallel.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. R.J. Garrett,
Superior Oil Company,
Bahrain.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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- 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