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'File 14/1- Vol 6 OIL CONCESSIONS MUSCAT' [‎185r] (369/438)

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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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was sufficient work for this next wintei'; I felt justified, there
fore, in settling with the Bani Kaab before Obaid had received his
orders from His Highness (which he would not have accepted). To the
best of my knowledge the Bani Kaab are a long way from being con
sidered as Muscat subjects and if he raises any objection the point
would then be at issue; if a decision were adverse to Saiyyid Said
it would have unfortunate repercussions everywhere.
5. The A1 Bu Shamis are squabbling over the proceeds of the money
they will receive from the company and I quite expected them to do
so. It caused me some trouble because I was unable to move south
to Suneinah which was my original plan. I am not particularly
concerned about this domestic argument and I think Shaikh Zaid
and Bin Rahroah will settle It all right but the Hamasah people
will come out of it with very little; to my mind they deserve no
more for many reasons and they are already intriguing with Shaikh
Saqr bin Sultan.
6 . There now remains the Naim tribe less the Eu Khureiban who
have come in. Shaikh Saqr was extremely agitated when the news
'—- reached him that the Bani Kaab had agreed with me and I knew he would
be. He has been a twice-daily visitor every day since and claims
to be able to answer for all the Naim including Ahmed al Saif, and
the Al Bu Shamisl His self-delusion is unlimited and on one oc
casion when I remarked that it might be better for him to agree
with the company before Shaikh Suleiman bin Hamir succeeded in
seizing Dhank as he very nearly did last year he told me that
Shaikh Suleiman was really afraid of him and that he was continually
being approached by all the Ghafiri tribes to evict Suleiman from
Ibril A Duru’ Shaikh was in Baraimi the other day and I had a long
talk with him during which he told me that Shaikh Saqr had instructed
him to refer any approach made by the Company to them to him and that
he would answer on their behalf; I gathered that he was left under
few delusions what the Duru f answer was to that proposition*. Shaikh
Saqr is remarkably like the Stiltan in appearance and is of exactly
the same stature; they ere similar in many other respects one being
that they both seldom ev r move out of their residences. They were
torn within a fews weeks of each other and I have heard many of the
bedou commenting on the extraordinary resemblance in every way.
7. Eumeid bin Abdur Rahman is causing me some concern. His
recent refusal to allow the company’s motors to move on the road
is all part of his intention to discomfort the company and he is
being encouraged by the Hamasah Al Bu Sharais. He is intriguing
against Bin Rahmah and trying to cause troubife with the Aulad Ali.
^ Heowns a few date gardens in Suneinah and makes them the excuse for
visiting that place. I understand he has been told that he is a de
pendent of Sharjah but, because he is a potential danger to our work
down there, would you consider telling him direct yourself that if
he does not mend his ways you will write to Shaikh Shakhbut and Bin
Rahmah asking them to forbid his entry into their lands. This
suggestion emanates from Shaikh Zaid who believes it would put a stop
to ik his activities and who is very willing to help us because he
also does not want any outside interference in these parts. I hope
you will agree to this suggestion because this man is definitely
a nuisance and has no right to cause trouble in Oman.
8 . I am sending a copy of this letter to Lermitte. Please
excuse my typing.
Yours sincerely,
(SGD) RICHARD BIRD.

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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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