Coll 30/173 'Oil: Abu Dhabi Oil Concession.' [‎84v] (171/298)

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The file concerns the signing of the oil concession agreement between Petroleum Concessions Limited (through its subsidiary, Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited) and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, and the ratification of the agreement by the British Government.

The papers cover: the initial reluctance of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi to sign an agreement, and discussion of the suggestion that the British should employ an ultimatum to bring him to agreement, August 1938 - April 1939; copies of the commercial agreement between Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan bin Za'id [Shakhbūt bin Sulṭān bin Zāyid Āl Nahyān], Ruler of Abu Dhabi and Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited signed on 11 January 1939; issues arising from the fact that the commercial agreement had been signed in Arabic only (including a copy of the Arabic original), folios 75-100; 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. minutes; comments by 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Trenchard Craven William Fowle) and other British Government departments; discussion of the possible future exploitation of natural gas in the area (July-August 1939 and February 1940); draft and signed copies of the political agreement between HM Government and Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited, signed on 11 April 1940; and the suspension of oil exploration in the area as a result of wartime conditions, 1940-43.

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 (146 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 147; 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.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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