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'File 14/15 Middle East Oil' [10v] (20/38)
The record is made up of 1 file (17 folios). It was created in 28 Mar 1946-2 Jan 1947. 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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iirL Qu'wai- n *
J _, option or concession covering this territory has yet been obtained, though
ohe ohehin m.or.ied Petroleum Concessions, Ltd., (l.P.C. Croup) in 1938 that ho was
vailing 'go negotiate.
Has al Khaimah.
1 .85. Following a two years' option granted in 1935, a short-term agreement with
Po’oroleum Developnerffc (
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
), Ltd., (l.P.C. Croup) was signed in 1938. An
agreed 1 !” °i| raS agreeiTEn ' i: ' U!rt; il twelve months after the oonoluk.on of hostilities was
Ka lba .
( ^ concession agreement with Pevroleum Development (
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
), L d., ^
(j-.P.C. Croup) was signed in 1938. No exploration work has yet taken place. ? ^
Tu rkey .
_ 1 ;e 3 P^° e recurrent reports of large discoveries in south- 0 ast Turkey, nothing
tangible, has emerged.^ There are a nunber of superficially promising geoilogical soruc-
ourcs iUo it seems -ikely that most of the oil has escaped. A negligible yield has
been obtained from wells at Raman Dagh.
Tran sjor dan,
The l.P.C. hold a concossion covering the whole of
Transjordan
Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan
through the
P^roleum Development (
Transjordan
Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan
) Ltd. Some geological exploration has been carried
out but prospects are not very encouraging.
Cyprus.
. 89 . Several licences have been acquired by Petroleum Development (Cyprus'' Ltd.
associated with the l.P.C, Croup, but exploration has not yet yielded any promise of
Yemen.
f, . As far as is known, no concessions have been obtained, and the prospects are
considered remote. The l.P.C, Croup formerly obtained a concession 'from Ibn 3aud in
Western^Arabia, including part of the Hcjas, but results were discouraging and the
concession has been surrendered.
of
.Ade n Pro too to rate,
91. An explor •tion licence over this area is held by the l.P.C.
geological surveys have indicated that prospects are of a low order
Croup, by r result;
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The file is comprised of a paper produced by the Political Intelligence Centre (Middle East Forces): 'Paper No. 80: Middle East Oil' dated 28 March 1946.
The paper (ff 4-17) includes a précis and then lists the oil-producing countries of the Middle East with their oil concessions and assessment of their known oil reserves and future potential (Persia; Iraq; Egypt; Saudi Arabia; Kuwait; Qatar). Further analysis concerns the importance and potential of Middle East oil placed in a world context. The paper also includes a table 'World Oil Production and Reserves, 1944' listed by region.
A further section list exploratory work being undertaken in non-producing areas (Syria and Lebanon; Palestine; Muscat, Oman and Dhofar; Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; Turkey; Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan ; Cyprus; Yemen; Aden Protectorate). The report also includes a map 'Middle East Oil - Secret' (folio 12) and a distribution list.
Also included in the file is a copy of an article 'Big Oil Boom in Saudi Arabia' from the New York Times and Statesman Special Service , 4 December 1946.
The principal correspondents are: the Head of the Political Intelligence Centre, Middle East Forces, Cairo (Colonel J G Clarke); 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. ; and 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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (17 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate 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 19; 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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- IOR/R/15/6/445
- Title
- 'File 14/15 Middle East Oil'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:11v, 13r:13v, 18r:18v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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