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Coll 30/87(2) Part II 'Qatar: Oil Concession - P.C.L.'s Operations.' [168r] (338/603)
The record is made up of 1 file (296 folios). It was created in 6 Jan 1945-13 Apr 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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Copy of letter No. QSA.2/4668 dated the 30th ^ember, 1946,
from Messrs, petroleum Concessions Limited, i^fSilrain, 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.
, Bahrain,
Many thanks for your D.O*
December, 1946.
No.C/1409 dated the 20th of
1* Since writing our QSA.2/4698, we have had a telegram
from London informing us that the undermentioned propositions
have been approved in principle, and survey work on these
propositions will commence shortly with a view to subsequent
construction, if found practicable. We are authorised to
inform the Ruler of Qatar to this effect:
(a) A Terminal Dock at Si Arrif on the south-east
coast.
(b) At Wekreh a launch jetty, some half a mile
long, and a house are planned for the use of
pilots.
(c) On the west, some twenty-two miles south of
Zekrit in the vicinity of Al Hamlab, a boat
harbour is envisaged, at which two 125 feet
barges can be discharged and small craft
sheltered.
(d) At Uram Bab, three kilometres inland from
this boat harbour, the main permanent camp.
(e) The construction of a road from the west coast
at Umm Bab across the peninsula to the east
coast as directly as possible to Jebel Vekreh.
It is further proposed that this road should
be crossed by another from Dohah to the south
passing near the jebel Tahar, thence to the
projected terminal site in the vicinity of
El Arrif (the road across the peninsula would
probably follow the pipeline route as closely
as possible).
2. We assume that there is no objection to the company
informing the Ruler of propositions (b) (c) (d) and (e).
3. As regards (a), we note that you wish to learn the
map co-ordinates of the El Arrif site from H.M.3. "Challenger"
before confirming that the site is in Qatar territory. Unless
this information can be furnished in the near future and as a
Company marine party recently visited the area and more activity
is planned apart from the appearance of H.M.S. "Challenger" on
the scene, we feel that our communication to the Ruler should
not be delayed, and there is no harm in assuming El Arrif
is in Qatar territory for the purpose of this communication
to him.
4. Will you please return the draft forwarded with our
No.4598 as we shall be changing it to cover the above
propositions including (a) if you agree.
NS.
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The file concerns the operations of Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) (and its subsidiary Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited) in Qatar. Of particular importance in the file is the issue of the division of the sea bed for drilling operations between PCL's concession, and that of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) in Bahrain.
The file contains discussion of the issue by the 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. , the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Fuel and Power, 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. , Bahrain.
The papers cover: the resumption of drilling operations in Qatar after their suspension during the Second World War; payment of royalties; the Hawar Islands; the granting of permission to use wireless sets; the response of British officials to a United States Government request to PCL for information on petroleum resources in Qatar and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , October-November 1946; aerial surveys of the Bahrain-Qatar Unallotted Area; the application of US President Harry S Truman's continental shelf doctrine to the issue (e.g. folios 141, 110); maps of the area; Admiralty comments on the need for all parties to be aware that the sea bed only was concerned, and that the waters above, and free navigation, were in no way affected (folio 46); correspondence from the oil companies involved; and the reactions of local rulers to the negotiations.
The file also contains five maps.
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (296 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 296; 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. Foliation anomaly: 268a.
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- Coll 30/87(2) Part II 'Qatar: Oil Concession - P.C.L.'s Operations.'
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- 168r
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- Petroleum Concessions Limited
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- Title
- Coll 30/87(2) Part II 'Qatar: Oil Concession - P.C.L.'s Operations.'
- Pages
- 168r
- Author
- Petroleum Concessions Limited
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