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Coll 1/70 'Aden. Oil concessions in the Aden Protectorate' [20r] (39/54)
The record is made up of 1 file (25 folios). It was created in 10 Nov 1936-6 Mar 1937. It was written in English. 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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this m>i imcnr.
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Bth Pecember, 1936.
tear Major Longrigg,
Thank you for your’letter of to-day*e dat©
recapitulating the polnta discussed at our meeting yesterday
Your letter appears to cover all the principal questions
that were raised, and I am grateful to you for recording
youi* replies to the enquiries that I made,and also for
explaining your proposals regarding the party or parties
that your Company nay wish to send to the Men Protectorate.
with the Colonial Office before I give definite replies to
your suggestions, but I hope I shall be in a position to do
so before long.
It will be necessary for me to communicate
Yours sincerely,
(Sgd) B.R.Reilly.
£faJor o.tf.Longrigg.
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- Content
The file contains correspondence regarding a request by Petroleum Concessions Limited to be allowed to survey areas of the Aden Protectorate for oil exploration purposes.
The file includes a formal request received from the company, plus details of a meeting held between a company representative and the Aden Chief Commissioner, Bernard Reilly. This includes details of the areas of the Protectorate to be visited; the anticipated means of travel; a request for assistance from the Royal Air Force; the type and duration of exploration license to be granted; and a request that the exploration party be granted the status of formal Government survey party.
The file also contains correspondence between the Aden Chief Commissioner, the Air Council, and the Foreign Office, regarding the potential difficulties of according the expedition the status of a formal Government survey party (they wished to avoid setting a precedent). The Foreign Office suggest that the Government of Aden appoint their own surveyor to conduct a survey on behalf of Petroleum Concessions Limited, and that the company's exploration team could then informally accompany the Government surveyor.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (25 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 27; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/1507
- Title
- Coll 1/70 'Aden. Oil concessions in the Aden Protectorate'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 20r:23v, 26r:26v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence