File 537/1921 Part 2 'Persia: Oil - A.P.O. Co's development of new oil-fields; Oil Boring at Dasht-i-Qil; A.P.O. Co's agreement with Kashkuli Khans'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- File 537/1921 Part 2 'Persia: Oil - A.P.O. Co's development of new oil-fields; Oil Boring at Dasht-i-Qil; A.P.O. Co's agreement with Kashkuli Khans'
- Date:
- 1921/1923
- Description:
- Abstract: The item contains correspondence and other papers regarding agreements made by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) for the establishment of new oilfields at Dasht-i-Qil, an area inland from Genawah [Bandar Ganaveh, Iran]. The correspondence covers:An oil drilling agreement between APOC and local leaders of the Kashkuli, a tribe of the Kashgai [Qashqai] people, copies of which are included on folios 245-251, 255-262 and 283-288Objections from Soulat-ud Dauleh [Esma’il Khan Sowlat al-Dowla Qashqai, also written as Saulat-ud-Daulah in the correspondence], also referred to as Sardar Ashair [Sardar Asha’er], who believed he should have been involved in the agreement as the representative of his son Muhammad Nasir Khan, Ilkhani [leader] of the KashgaiA subsequent agreement between APOC and the Ilkhani confirming the agreement with the Kashkuli, copies of which are included on folios 193-195 and 206-207Hostilities between Soulat-ud Dauleh and his brother Ali Khan Salar Hishmat, and discussions over the possible impact on the agreementsObjections from the Government of Persia [Iran] that the agreement was made without their involvementArrangements for surveys of the area.The primary correspondents are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia; the Foreign Office; the India Office; the Government of India; the Surveyor General of India; the British Consul, Ahwaz; the British Consul, Shiraz; the Foreign Minister of Persia; the Governor-General of Fars Province; the Governor-General of Arabistan Province; APOC Ltd; and Messrs Strick Scott & Co Ltd, managing agents for APOC.Physical description: 1 item (127 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Bilateral agreements
Surveys
Qashqā'i (Tribe)
Khan of the Qashqai - Geographic region:
- Dasht-i-Qil
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100124947168.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100124947168.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/10/965/2
IOR/L/PS/10/965/2