Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to an oil concession in Gwadur [Gwadar] which formed part of the territories of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and dependencies.The discussion in the volume includes:The application by the Burmah Oil Company for a prospecting licence in GwadarDraft agreements for oil concessionsIssues and dispute concerning the boundary between Gwadur and Kalat State.Included in the volume is a copy (ff 224-237) of the draft agreement between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and the Burma Oil Company Limited.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); and officials of the India Office, London.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 247; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. 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 oilfields in the Gulf excluding Muscat territory.The discussion in the file relates to:Negotiations over concessions for oil exploration in the Trucial CoastThe impact of the negotiations on the behaviour of the Trucial Shaikhs and their territorial claims and boundary disputesKuwait oil – the jurisdiction over the subsoil and seabed immediately adjacent to territorial waters (ff 19-26), particularly in the light of a proclamation by the President of the United States of America (Harry S Truman).Included in the file is a copy (folio 17) of a telegram dated 2 March 1938 from the Political Agent, Kuwait, to the Secretary of State for India, London, conveying the news that the Kuwait Oil Company had discovered oil in Kuwait territory.The principal correspondents are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Trenchard Craven William Fowle); the Political Agent, Kuwait (Gerald Simpson de Gaury); the Secretary of State for India; and the Managing Director, Petroleum Concessions Limited (Stephen Hemsley Longrigg).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 27; 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 four items of correspondence in the period 1939 to 1950 relating to a concession for prospecting for oil in Gwadur (at that time a dependency of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman).Issues discussed include the withdrawal in 1939 of the Burma Oil Company from negotiations with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and renewed interest in 1950 following a seepage of oil.Issues discussed include the issue of the claim of the Government of Pakistan on Gwadur and the definition of its boundaries.The correspondents are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Rupert Hay); the Political Agent, Muscat (Frederick Charles Leslie Chauncy); the Foreign Office; the India Office; and the Managing Director, Burmah Oil Company (William Ernest Victor Abraham).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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between the Rulers of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, as well as the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent in Kuwait regarding the administration of the Neutral Zone, and exploration for oil deposits in the Neutral Zone. The papers discuss the initiation of oil operations in the Neutral Zone by various oil companies, but also some details of the jurisdiction of the Rulers of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in the Neutral Zone and on its borders.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 35; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two previous foliation sequences, which are also circled, have been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence and reports relating to the expansion of oil exploration and export operations in the Middle East. The file's papers are particularly concerned with the wartime Anglo-American efforts to secure sufficient crude oil supplies for the war effort and subsequent years. Of note are press clippings (ff 40-44) from the British press on the proceedings of these diplomatic efforts, and projections on the importance of Middle Eastern sources of oil into the post-war era for the Allies.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 155; 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; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file consists of five volumes containing copies of oil concessions in the Persian Gulf region and correspondence between British officials related to them.1) Persian Gulf - Concessions in Bahrein [Bahrain], Kuwait &c. (sic) Correspondence 1932 to July, 1933 (folios 1-140);2) Qatr [Qatar] Oil Concession and Connected Documents; Dubai Oil Concession and Connected Documents; Sharjah Oil Concession and Connected Documents (folios 141-170);3) Memorandum and Articles of Association of Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited (folios 171-210);4) Concession Agreements with Ajman (1951), Dubai (1937), Sharjah (1937) and Umm Al Qaiwain (1945) (folios 211-300);5) Notes concerning the Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company Ltd (folios 301-306).The notes include a map of the company's pipelines and terminal facilities, a map of its air routes, a diagram of its central production facilities at Habshan and an aerial photograph of Jabal Dhanna.Physical description: Condition: A mixture of loose sheets and bound pamphlets contained in five separate volumes.Foliation: The foliation sequence runs through five parts as a single continuous sequence. This sequence commences at the first folio in part one and terminates at the last folio in part five, which is a photographic item in a polyester sheet; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The file contains the following foliation errors: 158, and 158A; 276, and 276A.
Abstract: This volume contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, telegrams and maps and geological drawings, regarding the geological examination of regions in Mesopotamia and the prospect of petroleum [oil] in these areas.Included in the volume are the following reports:‘MESOPOTAMIA GEOLOGICAL REPORTS No. 7-11’ (‘No. 7’ is crossed out and replaced with ‘No. 8’), 1920 (ff 9-22)‘GEOLOGICAL REPORT (Mesopotamia) No. 7 NOTES ON THE UNDERGROUND WATER RESOURCES OF NORTHEN MESOPOTAMIA’, 1920 (ff 25-31)‘GEOLOGICAL REPORT (Mesopotamia) No. 6 NOTES ON ZAKHO AND DOHUK [Duhok]’, 1920 (ff 41-44)‘MESOPOTAMIA GEOLOGICAL REPORT 1919’, 1920 (ff 57-109)‘REPORT OF THE BITUMINOUS DEPOSIT NEAR KIFRI’, 1919 (f 114)‘GEOLOGICAL REPORT (Mesopotamia) No 5. THE KIFRI DISTRICT’ (ff 115-116)‘GEOLOGICAL REPORT (Mesopotamia) No 4. RECONNAISSANCE REPORT ON THE COUNTRY ON THE RIGHT BANK OF THE RIVER TIGRIS BETWEEN BAIJI AND MOSUL’, 1919 (ff 122-129)‘GEOLOGICAL REPORT (Mesopotamia) No 3. RECONNAISSANCE REPORT ON THE EUPHRATES VALLEY BETWEEN HILLAH AND HIT’, 1919 (ff 131-143)‘GEOLOGICAL REPORT (Mesopotamia) No 2. PRELIMINARY NOTES ON THE JABAL HAMRIN’, 1919 (f 143)‘GEOLOGICAL REPORT (Mesopotamia) No 1 ON THE DISTRICT OF QAIYARAH [Al Qayyarah]’, 1919 (ff 146-151)‘APPENDIX. Translation of a Captured Document. Report of a Tour to the Coal Area and Petroleum Springs in the Zone of the Sixth L. of C. Inspectorate’, 1919 (ff 156-158)‘No 13. Notes on the Jabal Gilabat [Qilabat] between Chinchal-al-Kabir and Qarah Tappah’, 1919 (f 164)‘No 14. Notes on the Jabal Hamrin between Qarah Tappah and Table Mountain’, 1919 (ff 164v-167)‘No. 10. Notes on the Geology of the Country between Tazah Khurmatu and Tauq [Tukhama Khulu]’, 1919 (ff 182-185)‘REPORTS ON THE PROSPECTS OF PETROLEUM IN THE BAGHDAD WILAYAT [Vilayet]’, 1918 (ff 187-201)‘Report No 9. Oil in the Kirkuk Anticline’, 1919 (ff 204-205)‘No 3. Report on the Prospects of Obtaining Oil in the Jab-al-Khanuqah, S.E. of Sharqat [Ash Sharqat]’, 1918 (f 207)‘No 4. Prospects of Obtaining Oil in the Jab-al-Qaiyarah and its continuation, the Jab-al-Najmah’, 1919 (ff 208-209)‘No 5. Possibilities of Obtaining Oil in the Jab-al-Mishrak [Al Mishraq] and Country West of Hammam Ali [Hammam al Ali]’, 1919 (ff 210-211)‘No 6. The Country between Mosul and Quwair [Al Kuwayr] on the Greater Zab, and its Prospects as Oil-producing Territory’, 1919 (ff 211v-212)‘Report No 7. Sulphur near the Confluence of the Greater Zab with the Tigris’, 1919 (f 213)‘No 8. Prospects of Obtaining Oil in the Quwair Dome’, 1919 (ff 213-214)‘Appendix to Report No. 4, on the Jab-al-Qaiyarah Oil-field’, 1919 (f 214v)‘Report on the prospects of obtaining Oil in the Jabal-Hamrin and Jabal- Makhul between Tikrit and Sharqat’, 1918 (ff 217-218)‘Odd Notes on the Country between Tikrit and the Jabal-Hamrin and Jabal Makhul’, 1918 (ff 219-220)‘PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE PROSPECTS OF PETROLEUM IN THE BAGHDAD WILAYAT’, 1918 (ff 233-236).Also included in the volume are the following maps and geological drawings:‘TO ACCOMPANY GEOLOGICAL REPORT MESOPOTAMIA No 8’, 1920 (f 20)‘To ACCOMPANY GEOLOGICAL REPORT MESOPOTAMIA No 8 ON THE SULAIMANIYAH DISTRICT’, 1920 (f 21)‘TO ACCOMPANY GEOLOGICAL REPORT MESOPOTAMIA No: 7a. THE WATER RESOURCES OF THE MANDALI-BADRAH DISTRICT’, 1920 (f 30)‘GEOLOGICAL REPORT (MESOPOTAMIA) No 7 NOTES ON THE UNDERGROUND WATER RESOURCES OF NORTHERN MESOPOTAMIA’, 1920 (f 31)‘TO ACCOMPANY GEOLOGICAL REPORT No 6’, 1920 (f 44)‘TRANSVERSE SECTION. JABAL HAMRIN’ (f 88)‘Diagrammatic Section across Jabal Hamrine [Hamrin] in the Table mountain area, shewing [showing] relationship of Pos Tertray [Post-Tertiary] Gravel to the Tertainis [Tertiaries]’ (f 168)‘Red Clay & Sandstone Series Transverse section across Jabal Gilbat’ (f 169)‘QĀRAH TAPPAH’, 1918 (f 170)‘CHINCHĀL-TALISHĀN’, 1918 (f 172)‘SHAHRABĀN’, 1917 (f 174)‘MANSURĪYAH AL JABAL’, 1918 (f 176)‘1 Diagrammatic Section N[orth]. of the Tuz Khurmatu’ (f 183)‘2 Diagrammatic Section oposite [
sic] Sulaiman Beg, just N[orth]. of the stream’ (f 183)‘3 Diagrammatic Section oposite [
sic] Sulaiman Beg just S[outh]. of the Stream’ (f 183v)‘Transverse Section across Jabal Nasaz near Gil’ (f 185)‘GEOLOGICAL MAP OF NAFT KHANA DISTRICT OF MESOPOTAMIA’ (f 198)‘THE PETROLEUM DEPOSITS OF HIT’ (f 199)‘GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE IN N.E. MESOPOTAMIA’ (f 200)‘SECTION FROM SHAHRABAN TO CHAH SURKH [Chiya Surkh]’ (f 201)Transverse Section Maps of Jabal Hamrin and Jabal Makhul (f 220).The volume comprises internal correspondence between British officials of different departments. The principal correspondents are: the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad; the Under-Secretary of State, India Office; the Political Agent, Baghdad; officers of the Imperial Mineral Resources Bureau; and officers from the Petroleum Department.The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 246; 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 contains notes regarding an interview conducted at the British Residency with Mr Muntz (a Director of Air Works Limited, Indian National Airways Limited, and Messrs Misr Air Corporation), sent by the Political Agent, Bahrain, to the British Resident and Consulate General, Bushire. The paper details proposals made by Mr Muntz, regarding the running of an air service for the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited and the American Arabian Oil Company.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 3; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between the Foreign Office and HM Ambassador, Tehran, in which they discuss whether or not to approach the Persian Government regarding taxation on oil products supplied to the Allied Forces in Persia during the Second World War.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 and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This file is comprised of correspondence between HM Ambassador to Iraq, HM Ambassador to Iran, Minister of State Resident in the Middle East, Cairo, Persia and Iraq Command, and the Government of India, Home Department in which they discuss and negotiate a proposal to build up a civil oil reserve in East Persia and the transport requisites for doing so. Among the discussed considerations are:The current state of government controlled roads in Persia.Former disorder caused by oil and grain famine in Tehran and consequent anti-British sentiment.Road improvements, especially for Shahrud-Meshed Road.Ramifications of diverting United Kingdom Commercial Corporation aid from Russia to support the east Persian oil reserve.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 27; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.