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'14/6 OFFSHORE OIL IN PERSIAN GULF' [‎front-i] (2/38)

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The record is made up of 1 file (16 folios). It was created in 24 Mar 1948-8 May 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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This file is comprised of correspondence concerning British and American proposals relating to the continental shelf of the Gulf and offshore oil.

The file includes correspondence (ff 11-17) from the British Embassy, Washington to the Foreign Office, London, discussing the issues of sovereignty in connection with the waters of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The other correspondents are the Eastern Department, Foreign Office, London; 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. , Muscat.

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1 file (16 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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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 18; 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 A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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'14/6 OFFSHORE OIL IN PERSIAN GULF' [‎front-i] (2/38), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/6/441, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100064303951.0x000003> [accessed 5 May 2024]

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