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IOR/R/15/1/638-703

Record Id:

038-000228102

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

036-000227427

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000061.0x00007c

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

IOR/R/15/1/638-703

Title:

File 86: Eastern and General Syndicate

Scope & Content:

The sub-sub-series comprises detailed records of the negotiations for, and awarding of, oil concessions in the Persian Gulf. Also included are records of the exploitation of the concession through geological surveying, drilling, and the construction of refineries and pipelines.

The main concessions documented in the sub-sub-series are:

Bahrain;
Kuwait, including the Kuwait-Nejd Neutral Zone;
Qatar;
Al Hasa;
Dubai;
Sharjah;
Ra's al Khaymah;
Muscat (including Dhofar and Oman);
Abu Dhabi;
Umm al Qaywayn;
Kalba;
Ajman;

Other matters discussed in the sub-sub-series include the use of wireless radio communications by Oil Companies in the region, the impact of the Second World War, and political questions relating to the discovery of oil in the Middle East and its implications on the global oil economy.

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227638
038-000228102

Is part of:

IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/199-703 : Political Residency, Bushire: subject files

IOR/R/15/1/638-703 : File 86: Eastern and General Syndicate

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Hierarchy:

032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0003]/037-000227638[0024]/038-000228102

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

SubSubSeries

Extent:

66 files and volumes (7898 folios)

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Arabic
English

Scripts:

Arabic
Latin

Start Date:

1925

End Date:

1948

Date Range:

1925-1948

Era:

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Arrangement:

These files are arranged by file and part number. For example, 86/1 VII where 86 is the subject reference (Eastern and General Syndicate), 1 is the file number, and VII is the part number. Not all the files relating to this subject have survived, and, consequently, there are gaps in the sequence.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Public Record(s)

Subjects:

Concessions
Petroleum industry