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Coll 6/79 'Oil: Oil concessions in South East Arabia (Rub'al Khali).' [5r] (9/80)
The record is made up of 1 file (38 folios). It was created in 20 Oct 1936-19 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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the urst of the two end maps, from which it would aopear that
the Pahana proper ends somewhere - perhaps a considerable
distance - to the north of Mr. Philby's 1932 route. it is true
that the Hum ail ah through which Mr. Philby passed is described
by him at page 344 as ''generally regarded as a southerly
continuation of the Pahna" and on the map as ''sand tract similar
to Pahna", but it is clear from his words that it .is not called
Dahna (Pahana) and both the statement at page 344 and the map
indicate that there is a gap between the Pahana and the Rumailah.
"has it is possible that there is a considerable portion of the
area desires by the Iraq Petroleum Company (i.e. any area in
Saudi Arabia lying east of longitude 48 east and not already
covered by a concession granted to some other company^ which
lies between the southern boundary of the California Arabian
Standard Oil Company concession and the Violet Line - still more
the Violet Line as modified by the latest offer of His Majesty's
Government»
3. Sven if the contention set forth in paragraph 2 above
is correct I would not suggest that the Trap Petroleum Company
should be encouraged to apply for the unallotted area. On the
contrary, I agree that such an application at this moment would
increase Ibn Sand's desire to secure a larger share in the Huba’
al rhal1 than it suits His Majesty’s Government to concede to
him and pernaps complicate the issue by inspiring him with the
suspicion that His Majesty's Government have been biassed all
along by the belief that there might be oil in the area in
disrute.
? 4 - AC00rding t0 the isst paragraph of Mr. Rendel's note
f October 20th (foreign Office despatch Ho. 302 dated October
22nd1 ’ Hr ’ LOngrigg Proses to push on with the concessions over
Abu Dhabi, Muscat and the Aden Protectorate. it is assumed
that if any such concession is obtained before a frontier
&
agreement
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This file relates to oil concessions in south-eastern Saudi Arabia. Much of the correspondence discusses British concerns regarding the possibility of oil being discovered in the Ruba' al Khali [Rubʻ al Khālī], and the bearing that such a discovery might have on the question of the eastern and south-eastern frontiers of Saudi Arabia. Also discussed are the prospect of Petroleum Concessions Limited securing an oil concession for territory in the Ruba' al Khali, and the extent of the territory covered in the concession secured by the Standard Oil Company of California in 1933.
The file features the following principal correspondents: His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Reader William Bullard); Major Stephen Hemsley Longrigg of Petroleum Concessions Limited; officials of the Foreign Office, the 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. and the Admiralty.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (38 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 40; 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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- Coll 6/79 'Oil: Oil concessions in South East Arabia (Rub'al Khali).'
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- front, front-i, 2r:28v, 31r:36v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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