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Coll 30/204 ‘Persian Gulf Oil. Future of oil in its relation to the Middle East – Admiralty Memorandum on –’ [21r] (41/66)
The record is made up of 1 file (31 folios). It was created in 13 Dec 1940-27 Nov 1941. 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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( 8 ) There is reason to think that the major oil
groans who now control the concessionary position in
the Middle East already appreciate theneedfor long
term planning and have the necessary financial and
technical competence for the task«
(9) There should consequently he the fullest
recognition of the practical significance of these
considerations by the official authorities who will
have the several tasl^s of
(a) Determining in the post war settlement, the
weight to be attached to British interests
in the Middle East, and the means necessary
to safeguard them*
(b) Representing British interests in the
Middle East under subsequent peace
conditions,
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(10) So far as (b) is concerned it would appear
that the reconciliation of all interests in harmony
with a policy designed to safeguard the economic well
being of Great Britain in the not very distant future
demands an official conception of long term planning
complementary to that which will devolve on the oil
groups themselves, and to call for
(a) strict unification of Middle East policy
between the various Government Departments
concerned,
(b) continuity of policy on non-party lines,
(c) collaboration with, and support of, the.
major oil groups concerned within the.limits
of their legitimate concessionary activities*
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The file contains: a copy of an Admiralty memorandum, dated 11 October 1940, entitled ‘The Future of Oil in its Relation to the Middle East’; and correspondence related to the memorandum and to the arrival in Iran of eight German officers, who were suspected of being involved in activities against British interests, in particular against the Anglo-Iranian oilfields.
The correspondents are as follows: 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 Petroleum Department; the Foreign Office; and the Colonial Office. 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. correspondence includes internal notes between 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. officials.
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 (31 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 33, 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3944
- Title
- Coll 30/204 ‘Persian Gulf Oil. Future of oil in its relation to the Middle East – Admiralty Memorandum on –’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:32v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence