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.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence related to the request raised by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company to get exclusive prospecting rights in Muscat and Oman. British officials reported the importance of securing an agreement from the Sultan of Muscat, similar to the convention made with other Gulf shaikhs and rulers. They also asked the Sultan to promise not to exploit petroleum in Muscat territory without consulting the Political Agent, Muscat. The correspondence includes a copy of an oil concession agreement between the Sultan of Muscat and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company which was signed in 1925.The file also contains correspondence with Shaikh ‘Isa bin Saleh al-Harthi, the representative of the Imam of Oman, asking him for permission in order for the oil company to be able to send a geologist to explore the areas under the control of the Imam.Among other correspondents in the file are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, and the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India.The file’s core correspondence covers the period 9 September 1921-23 June 1928. The earlier start date given for the file is a result of a translated letter (f 17 ), itself dated 27 October 1913, from the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubarak al-Sabah, regarding oil deposits at Kuwait.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 254; 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 2-231; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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:Petroleum Concession Limited's exploration in Trucial hinterland and Muscat territoryThe negotiations relating to the conclusion of agreements for exploration in Muscat and Oman, and a separate agreement for DhofarNegotiations and administration concerning the extension of option periods for the Muscat and Oman and Dhofar Agreements.The volume includes a telegram (folio 241) from the Foreign Office to Washington on the topic 'SPECIAL (OIL POLICY)'.The principal correspondents in the volume include the Political Agent, Muscat (Ralph Ingham Hallows); the Under-Secretary of State, India Office; 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; Manager of Petroleum Concessions Ltd (Stephen Hemsley Longrigg); and the Political Agent, Bahrain.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 291; 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 and these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British consular representatives in Caracas, Venezuela and the Persian Gulf documenting the progress, and ascertaining the reasons for a visit by a delegation of Venezuelan officials and oil industry specialists to Kuwait. The file spells out the delegation's travel plans, possible motivations and various audiences with local rulers.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 29; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are present in parallel; one sequence is also written in pencil, the other sequence is written in ink, but neither sequence is circled.
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 main issues:Correspondence with officials of Petroleum Concessions and Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) LimitedDiscussions with Standard Oil of California regarding the awarding of a separate concession for DhofarThe proposed exploration by Petroleum Concessions Limited of the area adjacent to Oman's mountain rangeThe negotiations concerned with an agreement for an oil concession in 'Muscat territory'Demarcation of boundaries between Muscat and the Trucial Coast shaikhdoms.Included in the volume is a copy of the draft agreement between HM Government and Petroleum Concessions (Trucial Coast) Ltd (ff 59-65).The file also includes a report (ff 106-114) by the Political Agent, Bahrain (Captain Tom Hickinbotham) to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, giving his views on how the 'advent of oil must alter our policy on the Trucial Coast' and the necessity of penetrating into the interior and communicating with the tribal rulers there. He also discusses the ramifications of this including the demarcation of boundaries. Another document (folio 127) of interest is the 'NOTE ON CONDITIONS IN THE HINTERLAND SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST OF THE TRUCIAL COAST' prepared by Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited. The note concerns the company's assessment of tribal boundaries and implications for development of oil concessions.Also included (folio 17) is a handwritten letter in Arabic by Sultan Sa'id bin Taimur to the Political Agent, Muscat concerning arrangements for a survey of Dhofar province.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).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 217; 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 2-217; 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.
Abstract: The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to oil concessions in the Sultanate of Muscat and OmanThe discussion in the file relates to the exploration for oil by Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Limited in Dhofar, Buraimi and Huqf.Further discussion concerns the issues surrounding the renouncement by Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Limited of the concession for Dhofar and the Iraq Petroleum Company's view on this.The file features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent, Muscat (Ralph Ingram Hollows); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (William Rupert Hay); the Eastern Department, Foreign Office; the Political Agent, Bahrain; General Manager, Iraq Petroleum Company (Stephen Hemsley Longrigg); and the Representative for Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Limited (Richard Bird).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 30; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file is comprised of a paper produced by the Political Intelligence Centre (Middle East Forces): 'Paper No. 80: Middle East Oil' dated 28 March 1946.The paper (ff 4-17) includes a précis and then lists the oil-producing countries of the Middle East with their oil concessions and assessment of their known oil reserves and future potential (Persia; Iraq; Egypt; Saudi Arabia; Kuwait; Qatar). Further analysis concerns the importance and potential of Middle East oil placed in a world context. The paper also includes a table 'World Oil Production and Reserves, 1944' listed by region.A further section list exploratory work being undertaken in non-producing areas (Syria and Lebanon; Palestine; Muscat, Oman and Dhofar; Trucial Coast; Turkey; Transjordan; Cyprus; Yemen; Aden Protectorate). The report also includes a map 'Middle East Oil - Secret' (folio 12) and a distribution list.Also included in the file is a copy of an article 'Big Oil Boom in Saudi Arabia' from the
New York Timesand
Statesman Special Service, 4 December 1946.The principal correspondents are: the Head of the Political Intelligence Centre, Middle East Forces, Cairo (Colonel J G Clarke); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the Political Agent, Muscat.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 19; 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.
Abstract: The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to oil concessions in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman:Topics discussed include:Use of airfields by Petroleum Concessions LimitedExplorations in Oman by the Iraq Petroleum CompanyA map of concession areas in the Middle EastDemarcation of the Muscat/Aden boundaryExplorations for oil in Hadhramaut, Mahra, and Dhofar.Included in the file is a copy (folio 83) of the letter in 1929 from Sultan Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd to the Political Agent, Muscat (Gerald Patrick Murphy concerning the boundaries of Dhofar province.Also included (ff 94-95) are the 'Instructions to Field Party for Geological Reconnaissance of Southeastern Hadramhaut, the Mahra and Dhofar'.The file features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent, Muscat (Ralph Ingham Hollows); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (William Rupert Hay); the Political Agent, Bahrain; Iraq Petroleum Company (Stephen Hemsley Longrigg); the Manager, Petroleum Concessions (Trucial Coast) Limited, (Basil Henry le Riolet Lermitte); and Representative for Petroleum Concessions (Trucial Coast) Limited (Richard Bird).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 219; these numbers are written in pencil and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file comprises two items of correspondence concerning the termination of the concession held by Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Limited for oil exploration in Dhofar. The correspondence is between Basil Henry le Riolet Lermitte and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd].The file also includes a letter from Lermitte to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (William Rupert Hay) informing that the Sultan had approved the arrangements in which the separate concession for Dhofar was renounced.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 6; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
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.
Abstract: This file contains a copy of correspondence dated February 1950 between the British Residency, Bahrain and the Eastern Department, Foreign Office (G W Furlong), copied to the Political Agent, Muscat (Major F C L Chauncy), concerning the abandonment of the Dhofar oil concession. It also contains a letter from the British Residency, Bahrain, to Chauncy with information on the termination of Dhufar concession by Petroleum Concessions Ltd.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 5; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to oil concessions in Gwadur which formed part of the territories of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and dependencies.The discussion in the file concerns:Negotiations over oil concessions in GwadurCorrespondence between officials of the India Office and the Burmah Oil CompanyIssues and concerns over the boundary between Gwadur and Kalat State.Included in the file is a copy (folio 10) of a table 'Gwadur Oil Concession – rival offers' detailing the difference in value of the competing oil companies, Indian Oil Concessions and the Burmah Oil Company.The file features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent, Muscat (Ralph Ponsonby Watts); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Trenchard Craven William Fowle); the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; representatives of the Burma Oil Company Limited; an official of the Petroleum Department (Frederick Charles Starling); the Secretary of State for India, London; the Governor-General in Baluchistan; Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department, New Delhi.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 47; 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.