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'File 39/23 II Negotiations for seabed oil in Bahrain, Trucial Coast and Qatar' [44r] (87/138)
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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Urgent.
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Bahrain,
October 5, 1949.
Dear Sharjah,
Under Article 1 of a draft bill now before the
Persian Majlis the Persian Government proclaims its
rights of ownership to the natural resources existing
on the sea bed and under the sea bed up to the limits
of the continental shelf of the Persian coasts in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and the sea of Oman, and under Article
4 declares that no alteration is made in the regulations
of the Persian Law of the 15th July 1934 which defines
the extent of Persian territorial waters as extending
6 nautical miles, or, for certain purposes, 12 nautical
miles, from the low-water mark. This may affect the
pearling rights of Arab divers who visit pearling banks
near the Persian coast or within the territorial waters
of a Persian island.
Secret.
No.C/S-119.
2. Please ascertain from the Trucial Shaikhs and
from your records whether any of the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
pearling boats have visited pearling banks near the
Persian Coast or within the territorial waters of an
island claimed by the Persian Government and the se
quence of years during which such visits were made.
3. At the moment we do not propose to inform any
of the Trucial Shaikhs of the Persian bill and you should
not mention it to them when making your inquiries.
Yours ever,
Bahrain.
The British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Sharjah.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (67 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/2/890
- Title
- 'File 39/23 II Negotiations for seabed oil in Bahrain, Trucial Coast and Qatar'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 11r:12v, 25r:29v, 40r:54v, 57r:59v, 63r:68v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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