'File 14/1 Oil: concessions in Muscat'

Title:

'File 14/1 Oil: concessions in Muscat'

Date:

1933/1938

Description:

Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to oil concessions in Muscat territory.The discussion in the volume relates to the following issues:Correspondence with officials of Petroleum ConcessionsDiscussions with Major Frank Holmes about visiting Sultan Sa'id bin TaimurAwarding of a separate concession for Dhofar.Included in the volume is a copy of the draft agreement between Petroleum Concessions and Sultan Sa'id bin Taimur (ff 65-77). Also included (folio 15) is a hand-written letter in Arabic by Sultan Sa'id bin Taimur to the Political Agent, Muscat concerning a new oil survey.The principal correspondents in the volume include the Political Agent, Muscat; the Secretary of State for India; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 212; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-212; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Petroleum industry
Oil
Concessions

Geographic region:

Oman

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000c6_ar
81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000c6_en
IOR/R/15/6/423
IOR/R/15/6/423

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