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Coll 6/76 'Saudi Arabia: Oil concessions over the Red Sea littoral.' [‎67r] (133/157)

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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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and, by implication, not to obtain it through anyone else*
As Ml** fklii’os pointed out the effect of thie vould be to
give Colonel therton a strong claim for damages if the I.P.C.
eventually acquired this concession, not through Ha, but
through .vi r « Ydlibi* kr# BJcliros was in any case very
doubtful as to Colonel therton's ability to secure the
concession, particularly as a report had reached him during
the last few days to the effect that Colonel therton had
quarrelled with kr. hilby (apparently over the division of
the proceeds of their various joint ventures) so that
Colonel > therton 1 s position with King Ibn Saud might well
orove to have been considerably shaken.
4. >n vie* of all this ir. fkliroe was contemplating
sending out a special representative on behalf of the I. .c.
themselves and he had induced Major Longrigg, who had
previously acted for the Company at the time of the original
negotiations with fbn Saud for the grant of the Hasa Coast
concession, to rejoin the Company and to undertake the
negotiations if required to do so. Mr. Skliros admitted that
Major Longrlgg had not been very successful on the last
occasion when he conducted negotiations at Jedda, but he
considered that this was entirely due to the very severe
limitations imposed upon him by the instructions which the
Company had - notwithstanding Mr. Skliros* own advice to the
contrary - imposed upon him.
6. As I was very pressed for time, I did not discuss
these questions further with Mr. Skliros, but it was
arranged that he should call again on Monday, April 20th
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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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