The map shows the Middle East with shaded areas showing the different oil concessions held by the Iraq Petroleum Company (British, American, Anglo-Dutch, French), Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (British); CALTEX Group (American); Egypt (British and American concession areas). Hand written annotations...
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 assessmen...