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141. IOR/L/PS/12/3847

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3847
Title:
Coll 30/118 'Gypsum deposits in the Persian Gulf.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the potential commercial exploitation by British firms of deposits of gypsum in the Persian Gulf. Gypsum was used as a cementing material and for the manufacture of plaster board. The main deposits were along the coast of Iran (referred to throughout as Persia), but the substan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Aug 1935-31 May 1945
Extent:
1 file (21 folios)

142. IOR/L/PS/12/3848

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3848
Title:
Coll 30/119 'Qatar: Protest by Ibn Saud against the grant of the Qatar Oil Concession. Direct correspondence between the Sheikh of Qatar & Ibn Saud.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns a letter from Ibn Saud (also referred to as Bin Saud) [Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], King of Saudi Arabia, to Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim ath-Thani [‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī], Ruler of Qatar (also spelled Katr), concerning the Qatar oil concession and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1935-18 Feb 1936
Extent:
1 file (94 folios)

143. IOR/L/PS/12/3849

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3849
Title:
Coll 30/120 'Development of the Port of Bander Shahpur & Khorramshahr.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns development, facilities, and customs at the Iranian ports of Bandar Shahpur (also referred to as Bander Shahpur) and Khorramshahr. The papers include reports from the British Consul, Khuzistan, and the British Vice-Consul, Khorramshahr, statistics of shipping, and a letter of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Apr 1933-3 Jun 1940
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)

144. IOR/L/PS/12/3850

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3850
Title:
Coll 30/121 'Bahrain Oil Concession: Reservation by the Bahrain Petroleum Company of land not within the original reservation.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns applications by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) to the Government of Bahrain for reservations of land for refinery purposes in addition to those reserved under the terms of Articles I and II of the Mining Lease dated 29 December 1934. The additional reservations, which la...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Jun 1935-8 Jan 1937
Extent:
1 file (50 folios)

145. IOR/L/PS/12/3851

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3851
Title:
Coll 30/122 'Persian claim to the island of Sirri'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the claim by the Government of Iran to the island of Sirri [Jazīreh-ye Sīrrī], which was occupied by the Iranian customs authorities. The issue arose following the seizure by inhabitants of the island of a dhow from Ras al Khaimah. The incident produced a protest by the Britis...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1936-18 Mar 1937
Extent:
1 file (29 folios)

146. IOR/L/PS/12/3852

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3852
Title:
Coll 30/123 'Bahrain (Unallotted Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) over oil concession rights in the Bahrain Unallotted Area (also referred to as the Additional Area), i.e. those parts of Bahrain territory not forming part of the concession awarded to the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
24 Oct 1935-18 May 1938
Extent:
1 file (398 folios)

147. IOR/L/PS/12/3854

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3854
Title:
Coll 30/123(2) 'Bahrein (Unallotted Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns negotiations between the Government of Bahrain and two oil companies: Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) over oil concession rights in the Bahrain Unallotted Area, i.e. those parts of Bahrain territory (including the Hawar Islands), an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 May 1938-19 May 1939
Extent:
1 file (596 folios)

148. IOR/L/PS/12/3855

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3855
Title:
Coll 30/123(3) 'Bahrein (Unallotted Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with the Bahrain Petroleum Company.'
Scope & Content:
The file title has been amended from 'Petroleum Concessions Ltd' to read 'the Bahrain Petroleum Company'. The file concerns negotiations between the Government of Bahrain and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), which resulted in the Company receiving exclusive oil concession rights over the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1939-6 Jun 1947
Extent:
1 file (547 folios)

149. IOR/L/PS/12/3856

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3856
Title:
Coll 30/124 'Koweit (Neutral Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions, Ltd.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) over an oil concession agreement in the Koweit [Kuwait] Neutral Zone. The Shaikh of Kuwait [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] exercised joint control over the Neutral Zone with the King of Saudi Arabia [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Nov 1935-30 Dec 1944
Extent:
1 file (447 folios)

150. IOR/L/PS/12/3857

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3857
Title:
Coll 30/124A 'Koweit (Neutral Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns negotiations over oil concession rights in the Koweit [Kuwait] Neutral Zone. The Shaikh of Kuwait [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] exercised joint control over the Neutral Zone with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Shaikh of Kuwait was likely to seek the approval of the British Govern...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1945-5 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (440 folios)