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'File 0629 Correspondence regarding the land beneath the sea outside territorial waters' [38r] (75/94)
The record is made up of 1 file (45 folios). It was created in 8 Jun 1949-3 Jul 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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Translation of letter dated the 25th Kabia* al Thani
1369 (13-2-50) froi?? Shaihh Said bin Midctuin f O.B.E*,
- ul^r of Dubai, to Sir Hup rt Hay, His I^xcellency the
Politic 1 Resident in the Persi n U ulf, Bali rain.
After CompliiDentB.
I beg to inform Your Excellency that on
16th Safar 1369 corresponding to 7th December 1949,
ve sent a letter to the Representative of The Petroleum
Development ( i, ruci&l Coast) Limited and herewith a
copy of it. And on 13th vabia* al Avwal 1369 corres
ponding to the 3rd January 1950, *e sent a second
letter to him and herewith a copy of it. On 12th
uibia* al Thani 1369 corresponding 31st January 19. F 0,
we appro-ched the Represent tive of the Company and
we discussed verbally the matters touching our rights
which are mentioned in the 2 letters attached. And we
informed him in our discussion that we have selected
as arbitrator in the arbitration between us and the
Company, Hr. Pox Andrews, K.C.
On 20th Rabin* al Th ini 1369 corresponding
to the 8th February 1950, we confirmee in writing of
our choice of the abovementioned arbitrator. And we
asked him to inform us of his owe arbitrator’s name,
in wr5tlng and I rend you a copy of this letter of mine
a} so. Therefore, I wish to inform ycu of the above.
U- ual Ending.
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The file contains correspondence regarding the issue of oil concession grants for land beneath the sea beyond the three mile territorial limit. The correspondence is principally between the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, and the ruling shaikhs of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. [United Arab Emirates].
The matters covered by the file include:
- British instructions to the Trucial shaikhs to make claims to the subsoil of the seabed beyond the three mile limit;
- the case of arbitration between Petroleum Concessions Limited and individual shaikhs over whether this potential extension of territory was included in the original 1939 concessions.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (45 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 47; 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 2-44; 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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/4/9
- Title
- 'File 0629 Correspondence regarding the land beneath the sea outside territorial waters'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:10v, 14r:14v, 21r:21v, 23r:32v, 34r:36v, 38r:38v, 40r:40v, 42r:42v, 44r:45v, 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