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IOR/R/15/2/863
- Record Id:
- 040-000229169
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000132
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025644400.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/863
- Title:
- File 38/2 Petroleum Concessions Limited's Policy
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence relating to policy matters concerning Petroleum Concessions Limited and their subsidiary company, Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited. The correspondence is between the India Office, the Political Residency at Bushire (later Bahrain) [Persian Gulf Political Residency], the Political Agency at Bahrain, representatives of Petroleum Concessions Limited in Bahrain and London, and the American Consul at Dhahran in Saudi Arabia.
The papers contained within the file cover the company's policy on the following matters:
- a request for information on the oil industry submitted by the United States Government through their Consul at Dhahran;
- the potential disputes that may arise between rulers and tribal leaders over the ownership of oil rights;
- a resolution (folio 17) to increase the capital of Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited;
Folio 18 is a cover letter from Petroleum Concessions Limited for a copy of the Iraq Petroleum Company Handbook (not present).
Folios 20-21 are internal office notes.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000228401
038-000229166
040-000229169 - 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/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/139-916 : Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/861-872 : File 38: Petroleum Concessions Limited
IOR/R/15/2/863 : File 38/2 Petroleum Concessions Limited's Policy - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0043]/038-000229166[0003]/040-000229169
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (20 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000132
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1946
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- 5 Apr 1946-12 Dec 1948
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; 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 also present in parallel between ff 2-19; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The file is arranged chronologically.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)