'File 10/3 XI Qatar Oil Concession'

Title:

'File 10/3 XI Qatar Oil Concession'

Date:

1936/1940

Description:

Abstract: The volume contains copies of documents and correspondence in English and Arabic exchanged between the Sheikh of Qatar, Petroleum Concessions Limited, the Political Resident in Bushire, and the Political Agent in Bahrain on the Qatar Oil Concession. There is also correspondence on the employment of personnel by the Petroleum Concessions Limited for the camp at Jebel Dukhan, and updates on the drilling operations. The volume includes a letter from the Political Agent to the Shaikh, in English and Arabic, to congratulate him on the discovery of oil in Qatar dated 14 January 1940 (folio 243).The volume also contains maps and sketches:'Rough Tracing Showing Approach to P.D. (Q.) Jetty at Dohat Ez Zekrit (Qatar)' - in context of Qatar oil concession' (2 copies, on ff. 129, 130);sketch map representing the P.C.L. Embarkation Point at Sitra (f.224);sketch of 'navigation marks' to build to facilitate the navigation from Bahrain to Zekreet [Zekrit] and map of the 'Launch Route' (ff. 258 and 259).There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 260-286).Physical description: The main foliation is in pencil on the top right corner, encircled. The numbering starts on starts on the first page of writing; then 9, 10A, 10B; then carries on until 290, which is the last number given on the back cover. There is a second foliation, in pencil on the top right corner, starting with folio 1 (numbered 1a) and ending on 259 (numbered 249).

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Petroleum industry

Rights:

رخصة المشاع الإبداعي لأغراض غير تجارية

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000231_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000231_en
IOR/R/15/2/418
IOR/R/15/2/418

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