'File XIV A/1 IV Oil Concession in Muscat'

Title:

'File XIV A/1 IV Oil Concession in Muscat'

Date:

1938/1939

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:Aviation petrol and oil for exploration partiesEmployment of American geologistsAgreement between HM Government and Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhfoar), including 'pre-emption clauses' in event of national emergency or war whereby the UK could take control of oil produced in Oman (ff 32-34)Correspondence with officials of Petroleum Concessions, Petroleum Concessions (Oman and Dhofar), and Petroluem Concessions (Trucial Coast)Letters from the Wali of various towns and districtsMuscat Oil Agreement negotiations.Included in the volume is a report by Captain John Baron Howes, Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain, 'Report on special duty in connection with the exploration party of Petroleum Concessions Limited in the Dhahira' including two hand drawn sketch maps as appendices: 'Appendix 1: Sketch map of Baraimi Oasis approximately to scale' (ff 188-198).The principal correspondents in the volume include the Political Agent, Muscat (Major Ralph Ponsonby Watts); the Secretary of State for India; the Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for India (M J Clauson); the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr]; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Petroleum Concessions Ltd (Stephen Hemsley Longrigg); the Political Agent, Bahrain (Hugh Weightman).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 218; 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 2-218; 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_100000000881.0x0000c9_ar
81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000c9_en
IOR/R/15/6/426
IOR/R/15/6/426

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