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.
Abstract: This file contains papers relating to a request by the Iraqi Government to have its geologists conduct tests on rock formations in Kuwaiti territory. The file is entirely comprised of correspondence between British officials regarding the matter, including proposals for mineral and geological experts from the Government of India to familiarise themselves with the mineral deposits of the Gulf region.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 13; 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 3-11; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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: The file concerns the registration of documents by the Political Agency, Bahrain, which formed part of the Agency's notarial duties.The papers consist of correspondence between those applying to register documents and the Political Agency, Bahrain. Much of the correspondence is with the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO). The documents submitted for registration are principally certificates for invoices, but also include title deeds, powers of attorney, passport applications, certificates of residency, and nationality documents.There is only a very small number of documents on Arabic.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 251; 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 also present in parallel between ff 1-238, and ff 239-246; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file concerns the registration of documents by the Political Agency, Bahrain, which formed part of the Agency's notarial duties.The papers consist of correspondence between those applying to register documents and the Political Agency, Bahrain. Much of the correspondence is with the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO). The documents submitted for registration are principally certificates for oil company shipments, but also include title deeds, powers of attorney, passport applications, certificates of residency, and certification of change of name.There is also some correspondence about the need to be able to recognise the Political Agent's signature in the course of his notarial duties (e.g. folios 9-11).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 249; 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 throughout except for the two leading flyleaves; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.