'File 14/3 OIL FIELDS IN THE GULF OUTSIDE MUSCAT TERRITORY'

Title:

'File 14/3 OIL FIELDS IN THE GULF OUTSIDE MUSCAT TERRITORY'

Date:

1935/1935

Description:

Abstract: The file comprises correspondence relating to negotiations for concessions to undertake oil exploration in the Gulf.The file includes (ff 5-9) a letter from the Secretary of State for India, London, to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Trenchard Craven William Fowle). This letter has an enclosure from the Under-Secretary of State for India (John Charles Walton), to an official of the Petroleum Department (Frederick Charles Starling).This enclosed letter discusses the issues relating to oil exploration in the Gulf outside Muscat territory including Kuwait's neutral zone, Bahrain, and the Trucial Coast. Issues discussed include nationality and ownership structure of oil companies according to the Red Line Agreement, responsibilities of the relevant sheikh for guarantees of safety; and conditions for approval of options.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.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:

Red Line Agreement (1928)
Petroleum industry
Concessions
Oil

Geographic region:

Trucial Coast

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000d2_ar
81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000d2_en
IOR/R/15/6/435
IOR/R/15/6/435

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