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611. IOR/R/15/1/647

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/647
Title:
'D.158. 86/1 - xi KUWAIT OIL'
Scope & Content:
The file primarily focuses on the progress being made by the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) in drilling for oil in Kuwait, including establishing drills at new sites and the discovery of oil at the Burgan site in February 1938. Later correspondence relates to various topics, as follows: the work and t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1937-30 Sep 1941
Extent:
1 file (209 folios)

612. IOR/R/15/1/648

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/648
Title:
86/1 XII (D 175) Kuwait Oil
Scope & Content:
The correspondence in the volume relates primarily to the cessation of the operations of the Kuwait Oil Company during World War Two, and their plans for post-war development once peace is declared. These plans included the development of tanker anchorages, pipe-lines for both oil and water, the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
31 Jul 1941-22 Mar 1946
Extent:
1 volume (227 folios)

613. IOR/R/15/1/657

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/657
Title:
‘File 86/2 IX (C 50) Bahrain Oil’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to oil prospecting undertaken in Bahrain by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO), and the development of BAPCO’s infrastructure. The volume is a direct continuation of ‘File 86/2 VIII (C 49) Bahrain Oil’ (IOR/R/15/1/656). T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Feb 1934-27 Apr 1934
Extent:
1 volume (262 folios)

614. IOR/R/15/1/689

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/689
Title:
'Confidential 86/14-ii B.47 PETROLEUM CONCESSIONS LTD. BAHRAIN'
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Trenchard C Fowle, Percy G Loch, Olaf K Caroe, Hugh Weightman), the Political Agent at Bahrain (Percy G Loch, Hugh Weightman, Tom Hickinbotham, John B Howes), the India Office (Maurice J Clauson, Roland T Pee...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1936-12 May 1938
Extent:
1 volume (203 folios)

615. IOR/R/15/1/254

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/254
Title:
14/115 II B. 5. Abu Musa. Abu Musa oxide contracts and concession. Hassan Samaiyeh's dealings with the Germans.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa island owned by Shaikh Sagar bin Khaled of Sharjah. Letters reference the Protectorate Treaties 1897 clause that the Protectorate Sheikhs should on 'no account, cede, sell, mortgage or otherwise give for occupation any part of my terr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
23 Aug 1906-13 Oct 1907
Extent:

1 volume (228 folios)

616. IOR/R/15/1/268

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/268
Title:
14/163 II Ajman Sharjah Affairs 1. Attitude of Shaikh of Ajman 2. Misdeeds and Punishment of Bin Luta Family.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discussing Ajman and Sharjah affairs. Includes discussion of the actions of 'Shaikh Homaid ben Abdol Aziz, Chief of Ajman' attempting to collect money from the Al Ben Lutah who were British subjects. Correspondence discusses the occupation of a watch tower which caused friction ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1922-19 Dec 1929
Extent:
1 volume (285 folios)

617. IOR/R/15/1/573

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/573
Title:
File 61/11 X (D 170) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of telegrams, letters, and reports relating to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Most of the correspondence is between the British Legation in Jeddah, the Political Residency in Bushire, the Political Agencies in Bahrain and Kuwait, the India Office and the Foreign Office in Londo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jan 1942-26 Jun 1945
Extent:
1 volume (270 folios)

618. IOR/R/15/1/258

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/258
Title:
B. 9, 14/115 VI. Abu Musa Oxide, 1910 to 1911: British Memorandum; German Memorandum; Colonel Cox's Notes
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa island by a German company, Wonckhaus, and the British desire to prevent the Germans gaining a monopoly and presence on the island. Correspondence includes a note by Major Percy Zachariah Cox on the case and Hassan bin Samaiyah's inv...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
8 Feb 1910-19 Aug 1911
Extent:
1 volume (381 folios)

619. IOR/R/15/1/277

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/277
Title:
'14/194 II. Deposition of Shaikh of Sharja and accession of his successor. 14/196/II Punishment of the Shaikh of Fujairah. 14/200 projected establishment of customs houses at Debai, Sharjah etc by Shaikhs. 14/211 Refractory conduct of the Shaikh of Ras al Khaima. 14/217 Murder of the Shaikh of Hamriyah. 14/233 Regarding Shaikh of Kalba. 14/243 Abu Dhabi customs and revenues. 14/252 I. Notices issued by Shaikh of Sharjah'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence relating to the following topics: The dispute between Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr and the sons of Shaikh Khalid, a former ruler of Sharjah, over the area of Dhaid and how this affected a geological expedition. Correspondents include Gordon Loch, Political Agent, Bahr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1929-5 Nov 1942
Extent:
1 volume (88 folios)

620. IOR/R/15/1/296

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/296
Title:
File 18/52 I (C 99) The Foreign Jurisdiction (Admiralty) Order in Council, 1910; File18/53 I (C 99) Orders in Council for Bahrain, The Trucial Coast, and the Whole of the Gulf
Scope & Content:
The volume is an amalgamation of two files, which both take up approximately half of the volume. The first file ('File 18/52 I (C 99) The Foreign Jurisdiction (Admiralty) Order in Council') covers the date range 28 November 1910 - 24 November 1925. The file includes papers relating to the drafti...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Feb 1910-7 May 1942
Extent:
1 volume (207 folios)