'File 14/3 Oilfields in the Gulf outside Muscat territory' [24r] (47/54)
The record is made up of 1 file (26 folios). It was created in 2 Jun 1936-11 Feb 1946. 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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BY THS PaaSiD^T OP 'i’H3 UfclTSD STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS the Ciovernmont of the United states of Araerioa
aware of the long r?nge world-vude need jofor new eouroea of
petroleum am other minerals, nolaa tne view that efforts to
discover and make available new supplies of these resources
should be encouraged} and
WHEREAS ito comi'etent experts are of the opinion that
such resources underlie many parts of the continental shelf
off the coasts of the United states of America, pnd that with
modern technological progress their utilization ia already
practicable or/will become so at early date; and
'HEREAS it is the view of the Government of the United
States that the exercise of jurisdiction over the natural
resources of the subsoil and sea bed of the continental shelf
by the contiguous nation is reasonable and just, since the
effectiveness cf measures to utilise or conserve these resources
wo Id be contingent upon co-operation and protection from the
shore, since the continental shelf may be regarded as an ex
tension of the land-mass of the coastal nation and thus natural
ly appurtenant to it, since these resources irequently i Dsn
a seaward extension of a pool or deposit lying within the
territory, and since self-protection compels the coastal nation
to keep close watch over activities off its shores which are
of the/
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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to oilfields in the Gulf excluding Muscat territory.
The discussion in the file relates to:
- Negotiations over concessions for oil exploration in the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- The impact of the negotiations on the behaviour of the Trucial Shaikhs and their territorial claims and boundary disputes
- Kuwait oil – the jurisdiction over the subsoil and seabed immediately adjacent to territorial waters (ff 19-26), particularly in the light of a proclamation by the President of the United States of America (Harry S Truman).
Included in the file is a copy (folio 17) of a telegram dated 2 March 1938 from 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. , Kuwait, to the Secretary of State for India, London, conveying the news that the Kuwait Oil Company had discovered oil in Kuwait territory.
The principal correspondents are: 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Trenchard Craven William Fowle); 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. , Kuwait (Gerald Simpson de Gaury); the Secretary of State for India; and the Managing Director, Petroleum Concessions Limited (Stephen Hemsley Longrigg).
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- 1 file (26 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- 'File 14/3 Oilfields in the Gulf outside Muscat territory'
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- 24r:25v
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- Truman, Harry S
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