'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession'
- Date:
- 1935/1935
- Description:
- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the India Office, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent in Bahrain with the Shaikh of Qatar, the Foreign Office, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) on the borders of Qatar, the oil concession and the relations of the Shaikhdoms with Ibn Saud.The volume includes:'SKETCH MAP OF QATAR PENINSULA' (ff. 5 and 23);draft of the Qatar Oil Concession and copy of the Kuwait Oil Agreement, 5 March 1934;telegram sent on 6 March 1935 from the Political Resident to the Secretary of State for India, informing that a further extension of the exploration agreement was granted for 2 months by the Sheikh of Qatar to Mr Mylles, representing A.P.O.C. (f. 48);correspondence on the negotiation to find an agreement on some articles and on the financial conditions of the concession;drafts of the agreement with A.P.O.C. sent by Shaikh Abdullah and notes of the discussion at the India Office;there are some letters to and from the Shaikh in the file, in Arabic with English translation;papers regarding a visit to Qatar of the Political Agent in Bahrain;telegram sent on 30 April 1935 form the Political Resident to the Vice-Consul at Mohammerah informing that the agreement has been signed (f. 236).There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 250-256).Physical description: The foliation is on the front top right of each folio. The numbering is in pencil, mostly encircled, starting with 1 on the first page of writing and ending on back cover with 261. There is a second foliation, uncircled, starting from folio 26 (numbered 25) and ending on folio 101 (numbered 100).
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Petroleum industry
- Geographic region:
- Kuwait
- Rights:
- رخصة المشاع الإبداعي لأغراض غير تجارية
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00022f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00022f_en
IOR/R/15/2/416
IOR/R/15/2/416