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'File 10/3 V Qatar Oil Concession' [‎218r] (453/527)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (254 folios). It was created in 14 May 1934-19 Jul 1934. 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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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
y///.
TAIF.
8th RaM ’ Al Awwal. 1353.
(20th June 1934).
Your Excellency,
After Compliments
I have the honour to acjalowledge receipt of Your
Excellency's note No.90( 177€/412/108) of the 3rd Rabi'Al
Awwal 1353 (15th June) regarding the view of His Majesty's
Government in the United Kingdom on the contants of my
previous note to Your Excellency about the true position of
and certain neighbouring Arab territories in eastern and
southern Arabia.
contained in your note under reference and their attention
has been especially drawn to your mention of your Govern
ment's point of view in regard to the legal aspect of the <
case. As regards this point, I regret that I am obliged to
state that the Government of His Majesty adhere to the
principle which you referred to in your note, namely that
any frontier agreement must be fully agreed upon between
them and the Governments concerned, and cannot admit
that any frontier line cun be laid down oy one party.
They therefore affirm their insistence upon their position,
which I have already explained to Your Excellency in m^* nooe
of the 29th Muharram 1353 (May x3th) Ho .101/5, namely that j
they do not regard the line you referred to as correctly
describing the true -fontier line, from the points of view of |
fact and law,between them and the neighbour ing Arab
the frontier line between certain of His Majesty's dominions
The Government of His Majesty have studied what is
territories!
H.E.the Envoy Extraordinary and

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The volume contains correspondence, telegrams and memoranda exchanged 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. and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and with the Foreign Office, the Secretary of State for India, H.M's Minister in Jedda, the Sheikh of Qatar and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) on the subjects of the boundaries of Qatar and the Qatar Oil Concession.

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There is an index (folios 227-249).

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1 volume (254 folios)
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The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume, (folios 277-249). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.

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The foliation is in pencil on the top right corner, encircled. The numbering starts on the first page of writing from 1-185; then 186, 187A, 187B, 188; then 223, 224A, 224B; and it carries on until 254, which is the last number given, on the back cover. There is a second foliation, in pencil on the top right corner, starting on folio 1 (numbered 1); skipping or missing 57; then 112, 113, 113A; ending on folio 225 (numbered 227).

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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