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Coll 20/18 'Muscat: Oil: Muscat Commercial Concession' [‎377r] (753/855)

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The record is made up of 1 file (425 folios). It was created in 8 Feb 1934-25 Oct 1946. 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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ill any Company mat; uhtrains thao sonceo&io^i* isi •
Holmes is my authority lor saying that King Abdul Azis
and the Sheikh have exchanged vie7/s, and that a merger
of standard of California and I rag Petroleum Co.
(or P*C-L.; in the proportions of 40/60 shareholding,
Yf ould he accept &0 Ji-0 CO CiiS King, and to the Sheikh..
Such a proposition P.C.L. will not encertain,
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in a stale mate; whereby f.C.L. acauires the Snoikh’s
rights, the while Standard ox Calixornia holds the
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phat, i cnink, x-- ; cnc nose -■-ihely oi tu.:..^ion
to arise; it vnould no o bu entirely unaco'cc^ptaDle t>o
p.C.L., as although involving gratuitous payments
to the Sheikh it would at least give us time to persuaue
King Abdul asIx. But ix suen a si t»uauion is oneixoly
unacceptable to His majesty* s Government, I am open to
discuss at any time convenient to you some other line
of approach to the neutral gone problem.
I should explain that the seeming anxiety of
P.C.L. to get quickly on the scene is prompted by
rumours ox Standard ox Cali-ornia aotivxties in
direction, and although that may not result in the
grant of concessions to them, any delay in direct approach
by P.C.L. can only make the path of P.C.L. more difficult.
Y ours sincerely,
(Sd) J.skliros.
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Correspondence pertaining to the commercial oil concession agreement between the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], and Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Limited, signed in June 1937. The correspondence is principally between the two involved parties, the Iraq Petroleum Company Limited and Petroleum Concessions Limited (parent and sister companies of Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar), respectively), Burma Oil Company, 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. , 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. in Muscat, 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 Admiralty, the External Affairs Department of the Government of India, and the Petroleum Department of the Ministry of Fuel and Power.

The papers deal with the possibilities of finding oil in the Sultanate of Muscat and which companies to invite to investigate, the negotiations, drafting and signing of the eventual agreements, and the extension of the options period in January 1942. Copies of the final agreements are included in the file (folios 166-80 (Muscat) and 181-96 (Dhofar)).

The file also contains the following:

  • correspondence concerning the question of how to deal with the Sultan's contact with Standard Oil without the consent of the British government
  • correspondence concerning the political agreement between the company and the British government that accompanied such concession agreements (the final agreement and the exchange of notes regarding it can be found in file IOR/L/PS/12/2976)
  • correspondence concerning the effort by Iraq Petroleum Company to extend their concession agreements in Ajman and Qatar due to time lost during the Second World War
  • correspondence concerning the Sultan's complaints about the terms of the concession agreement and his desire to invite another company to carry out serious operations in his territory.
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1 file (425 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

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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 427; 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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