'File 38/7 P. C. L. Umm Al Quwain Concession'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 38/7 P. C. L. Umm Al Quwain Concession'
- Date:
- 1945/1946
- Description:
- Abstract: This file contains correspondence related to the granting of a concession to Petroleum Concessions Limited for the right to explore for oil in the Shaikhdom of Umm al-Quwain.The file contains a copy of an agreement that was signed in 1938 between Petroleum Concessions Limited and Shaikh Ahmad bin Rashid Āl Mu‘allā, the ruler of Umm al-Quwain (folios 49-57) as well as a copy of a revised agreement signed in 1946 (folios 74-75).The majority of the correspondence in the file is between British officials and oil company executives and is in English, but the file also contains some correspondence with Shaikh Ahmad that is in Arabic (with English translations).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 84; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-79; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Petroleum resources
- Geographic region:
- Umm al-Quwain
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002eb_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002eb_en
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