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Coll 6/76 'Saudi Arabia: Oil concessions over the Red Sea littoral.' [‎56r] (111/157)

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The record is made up of 1 file (77 folios). It was created in 5 Mar 1936-14 Jan 1937. 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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Decypher.
NO DISTRIBIJl'ION,
Sir A. Ryan. (Jedda).
hay 22nd. 1956.
D. 5.00. p.m. lay 22nd. 1956.
'R. 4. 50. p.la. hay 22nd. 1956.
No. 67.
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Your despatch No. 106.
Yusuf Yasin spoke to me confidentially yesterday about Red
Sea oil concession. He expressed as usual the icing's preference
for dealing vvith British companies. He referred particularly to
Ydlibi, Htherton and the French group interested in Farsan Island.
Representatives of the latter have been here since hay 2nd and
were introduced and recommended by the irenoh Minister.
2. Yusuf Yasin seemed to be suggesting that if I could hold
out firm prospect of concession being taken up by a British con
cern negotiations with the French would not be [gr.undec.]. I
said that so far as I knew no exclusively British concern was in
terested but that Petroleum Concessions Limited were very much
interested. They were a reputable British company representing
the same international interests as the Iraq. Petroleum Company
and they were favourably regarded by His Majesty’s Government.
Both Ydlibi and Htherton were in touch with them and had, I under
stood, kept them informed of their negotiations here. I naturally
refused to say that the company would necessarily take up the
concession.
5. Yusuf Yasin then told me that the Minister of Finance
had received only that morning a telegram from Longrigg promising
detailed statement by post and proposing to send out a represen
tative of the company. It was intended to welcome this proposal
and ask that representative should come as soon as possible.
French proposal"would be looked into in the meantime.

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This file primarily relates to oil concessions in Saudi Arabia along the Red Sea coast. Much of the correspondence discusses the progress and outcome of negotiations between the Saudi Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited.

The correspondence includes discussion of the following:

  • Whether the Farsan Islands will be included in the Red Sea coast concession.
  • Foreign Office concerns that one or more non-British companies (from the United States, France, or Italy) might compete with Petroleum Concessions for the concession.
  • A trip to Jedda in late 1936, undertaken by Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Micklem, a director of Selection Trust Limited, a British company interested in securing a mining concession from the Saudi Government.

The file features the following principal correspondents: His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bullard); His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, Jedda (Albert Spencer Calvert); officials of the Foreign Office.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 2).

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1 file (77 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 78; 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.

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