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'File 39/24 Seabed concession, Qatar' [47r] (93/104)
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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No. C/PA-449.
4
7th December, 1950.
the disoute. The first proposal for such settlement, made
by the British Government nearly three years ago and rejected
by the Ruler of Bahrein, appeared to have been made witnout
consideration of a number of factors concerning which it was
assumed evidence would be sought and received. io this tne
company invited the attention of His Majesty 1 s Ministry or
Commonwealth Relations, which then supervised such matters
for the British Government.
Since that time, to the best of the company 1 ^ knowledge, ,,
further progress toward settlement of the^dispute ^as een
limited to your letter to the Ruler of Bahrein of 30 April 19 9
restating the British Government's views, a response by me
Ruler repeating his rejection of the settlement ^ n ® re pro P^ e ’
and a letter by the Ruler to His Britannic Majesty s Foreign
Minister which, among other enquiries, raised quesu 10 ns 01
procedure appropriate for settlement of the dispute.
Until recently the Bahrein Petroleum Company is^ N
believed to have been the only company possessing commercial
rights in the area in dispute. At the present time it alone
has made a large investment there. From the above cited
statements in the letter to you of the Superior Oil Company,
however, and from the letter from the British Foreign Office
to The Bahrein Petroleum Company's . Repre ^ n 1 tatl '!®’
appears that Superior Oil Company now believes it has acquire*
some rights in the area in dispute and tnat ^^ends to
explore and presumably to exploit the area. It muot be obvio
that any stens taken to accomolish these results would cause
great^mSe P ?o the Ruler of Bahrein and to The Bahrein Petroleum
Company, potential damages to which are increased by its con
siderable investment in the area.
This conroany believes that His Britannic Majesty’s
Government, desiring a just settlement, have recognised the
-erious results which would flow from activities of one company
which mi^ht damage rights possessed by the other company prior
to comnlltion of a settlement binding upon the sovereigns_
involved and that efforts are essential to prevent injuries
pending a determination of rights in accordance with Anglo-Saxon
principles of justice. ^
This understanding of the views of the British
c overnment was furthered by a recent visit made by represent-
ative^of Superior Oil Company to The Bahrein Petroleum Company' s ,
London Representative, apparently at the suggestion of the
British Government, in which the Superior representatives
nr op osed that the two companies agree to do no wotk m an area
^Slated to be under disputed jurisdiction pending settlement
of the dispute. Because it is under a contractual obligation
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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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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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- 'File 39/24 Seabed concession, Qatar'
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- 44r:48v
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- Brown, Russell M
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