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'File 39/23 II Negotiations for seabed oil in Bahrain, Trucial Coast and Qatar' [‎2r] (3/138)

The record is made up of 1 file (67 folios). It was created in 8 Jun 1949-5 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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secret.
No.C/S-Sl.
URGENT .
POLITICAL AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
BAHRAIN,
Dated 8 th June, 1949.
To
V Jf
Mr. All Bustani,
Clerk-in-Charge,
British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Sharjah.
Memorandum .
I am sending herewith letters to all Trucial
Shaikhs except Kalba. You should open one of them
and read the contents most carefully.
2. You are familiar with the question of the pos
sibility of drilling for oil in the land beneath the
sea outside territorial waters. You know that at the
moment, the sea beyond the 3 mile limit has never been
claimed by anyone. The attached proclamations are
intended to be a formal claim by the various Shaikhs
to the sea-bed lying off their shores, yet outside
the 3 mile limit.
3. Each Shaikh should take the following action.
He should publish the attached proclamation in exactly
the form in which it is given. He should also sign
it. He may publish it either by reading it in open
Majlis, or by displaying it in a public place. If
this is done, His Majesty^ Government will recognise
the sea-bed lying off his shores as being his by right.
4. The Shaikhs must issue their proclamations as
follows:
(a) Abu Dhabi : As soon as possible. You
should hire any necessary transport to get down there
within two days. You should inform the Medical Officer,
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , that you will require the Ford Saloon on
my instructions. Please go personally and promptly
and ensure that Shaikh Shakhbut issues his proclamation
immediately whilst you are still in Abu Dhabi.
(h) Dubai : About 3 days after Abu Dhabi has
issued their proclamation.
(c) Shar.iah : 1 day after Dubai.
(d) Umm ai Quwain, Has al Khaimah. Ajman : At
your convenience during the next week.
5. Please report by telegram to me after each
Shaikh has issued his proclamation. Ask them for
a letter confirming this has been done.
6 . As these instructions are important, please ack
nowledge receipt of this letter by sending me an immediate
telegram as follows: To Political Bahrain ”Instructions
received” Britagent.
Political gent, Bahrain.

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The file contains correspondence, in English and Arabic, between 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, the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah and local rulers regarding their jurisdiction over the seabed adjacent to their coastline, for the purpose of oil drilling offshore.

The correspondents are:

  • Ruler of Qatar, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī;
  • Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah;
  • Ruler of Umm-al-Qaiwain [Umm al-Quwain, UAE], Shaikh Ahmad II bin Rashid Al Mu'alla;
  • the brother of the Ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqr Al Qasimi;
  • Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, Sheikh Saqr bin Moḥammad Al Qasimi;
  • Ruler of Ajman, Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi;
  • Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan;
  • Ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Āl Maktūm.
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1 file (67 folios)
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The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 69; 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 2-68; these numbers are written in a combination of pencil and ink, but are not circled (some are crossed out), and they are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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