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'File 14/1 Oil: concessions in Muscat' [8r] (20/444)
The record is made up of 1 volume (216 folios). It was created in 20 May 1933-4 May 1938. 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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i ! he position in Arabia and the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
area,
so iar as the information in the possession of the
Petroleum Department goes is as follows;-
i 1 / MhUl* Anglo-1 ersian Gil Gom^any and
the Eastern and General syndicate ( representing the
Gulf oil Corporation of America) hav© both applied for
a concession, and are engaged in submitting rival offers
to the Shaikh who still has the matter under eonsIdera-
-tion»
iG) h^s,&» On Pay 6th 1923, the Gultan of ^ejd,
Abdul Bin Baud, granted an oil concession covering the
vVinee of Ba^.a ( including the v&tif and Jubai 1 areas )
to the Bastern ana General syndicate. Mo information
is available as to whether this has lapsed, but in view
oi the length of time which has expired it appears
^.tooable u-’ t it has done so. According to a tele-
•graia from Sir Andrew ~.yan (Jedda) of larch 22nd, 1933,
negotiations for an oil concession in Hasa have Been
proceeding between (1) The Standard ill Gompany oi
California, anu ( 2 ) The Iraq 1 atroleum Company, repre
sented by Longrigg and luderrla, Major Holmes has
also recently visited Jedda but it is not clear on whose
account he is acting in this area,
^°« (South of Kuwait), On May 17th,
19-4, an oil concession was granted jointly by I bn baud
ana the Shaikh of Koweit to the Eastern and General 3yn-
-aieate. The present position in regard to an oil con-
-cession in this area is not Known, The astern and
General Syndicate, by an agreement of 30th November,
1927, transferred any rights Whici, it might possess or
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- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to oil concessions in Muscat territory.
The discussion in the volume relates to the following issues:
- Correspondence with officials of Petroleum Concessions
- Discussions with Major Frank Holmes about visiting Sultan Sa'id bin Taimur
- Awarding of a separate concession for Dhofar.
Included in the volume is a copy of the draft agreement between Petroleum Concessions and Sultan Sa'id bin Taimur (ff 65-77). Also included (folio 15) is a hand-written letter in Arabic by Sultan Sa'id bin Taimur to 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. , Muscat concerning a new oil survey.
The principal correspondents in the volume include 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. , Muscat; the Secretary of State for India; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr].
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (216 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 212; 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 foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-212; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- IOR/R/15/6/423
- Title
- 'File 14/1 Oil: concessions in Muscat'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:14v, 17r:33v, 36r:63v, 78r:88v, 91r:117v, 119r:126v, 128r:148v, 153r:181v, 184r:202v, 204r:219v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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