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'File 14/1- Vol 6 OIL CONCESSIONS MUSCAT' [159r] (317/438)
The record is made up of 1 file (217 folios). It was created in 13 Apr 1936-21 Dec 1948. 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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urea ( it 10 not a t^adl as a^iown on the ifuscat %siro l/l nillion sheet
Korth P 40 ) • He su^^eeted we should enter from JaaLAN with HU ALI
escort ( he Is sweet with the HU All ) and nove by canel to .JEE 2 BX^tAHUT
on the coast picking up x&bia' ( guides ) from there fron the
1 reraonat rated agalntt this devioriS not hod of approach and said ws would
like to land at J&HUT or sonaewhere near, build up a base canp there for
water since t-iero is none In the HUGT area, and operate with not or trans
port • I said we would take as escort ary one he wished. He Infomnd
me there were no important Sheikhs from whom we could obtain guards hence
his suggestion to employ the DU All.
The Sultan is going to consider this question and has promised
to let me know as soon as possible wtat he considers the best way would
be to work that area.
7.
I have explained broadly to the Sultan the areas in which we
are interested and he has offered to give rae letters to the LRJ1D •
shaikhs who are, theoretically, and in practice, subordinate to their
TAKZNfcH SHEIKH HOUJ&flD BIN TIMA. The Sultan suggests I contact them
in due course and move with then anywhere 2 like in their country or in
any country bordering on the sands in the S.W.corner of O&M as long as
I keep away frot« habitations of other tribes. ' This was a most weloooe
invitation and although he has probably little authority to offer it, I
do at least know that this scheme which I had been cento rapist ting for next
winter will will net meet with his opposition. I consider it can be
done and have already lad indirect overtures from the OtJiU *. We should
then obtain access to an area we are anxious to see and the Sultan assures
roe that none of the Dig Three would object or could oppose the DUHN 1 .
In conclusion, the Sultan*a reactions are interesting. He la
oil hungry but ravenously so in so far as iliOFAH is concerned. He oven
remarked that he hoped that SHOFAR would be able to drain all the oil fro
\
the Concession if you think there is no oil ?" 2 told him we were doing
the Fast l.s. from O&AM 1 He grasps at every little thing that leads
him to hope for results in EKOFAR and said to me " ?<by dont you give up
i
our best and he should rely on our geologists and not pay too much
attention..
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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to oil concessions in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman:
Topics discussed include:
- Use of airfields by Petroleum Concessions Limited
- Explorations in Oman by the Iraq Petroleum Company
- A map of concession areas in the Middle East
- Demarcation of the Muscat/Aden boundary
- Explorations for oil in Hadhramaut, Mahra, and Dhofar.
Included in the file is a copy (folio 83) of the letter in 1929 from Sultan Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd 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 (Gerald Patrick Murphy concerning the boundaries of Dhofar province.
Also included (ff 94-95) are the 'Instructions to Field Party for Geological Reconnaissance of Southeastern Hadramhaut, the Mahra and Dhofar'.
The file features the following principal correspondents: 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 (Ralph Ingham Hollows); 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. (William Rupert Hay); 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. , Bahrain; Iraq Petroleum Company (Stephen Hemsley Longrigg); the Manager, Petroleum Concessions ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited, (Basil Henry le Riolet Lermitte); and Representative for Petroleum Concessions ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited (Richard Bird).
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- 1 file (217 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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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 219; these numbers are written in pencil 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/R/15/6/428
- Title
- 'File 14/1- Vol 6 OIL CONCESSIONS MUSCAT'
- Pages
- 138r:138v, 156r:160v, 184r:185v, 193r:193v, 195r:195v, 198r:201v
- Author
- Bird, Richard
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