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IOR/R/15/6/435
- Record Id:
- 040-000242937
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000242469
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000d2
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100055825117.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/6/435
- Title:
- File 14/3 OIL FIELDS IN THE GULF OUTSIDE MUSCAT TERRITORY
- Scope & Content:
-
The file comprises correspondence relating to negotiations for concessions to undertake oil exploration in the Gulf.
The file includes (ff 5-9) a letter from the Secretary of State for India, London, to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Trenchard Craven William Fowle). This letter has an enclosure from the Under-Secretary of State for India (John Charles Walton), to an official of the Petroleum Department (Frederick Charles Starling).
This enclosed letter discusses the issues relating to oil exploration in the Gulf outside Muscat territory including Kuwait's neutral zone, Bahrain, and the Trucial Coast. Issues discussed include nationality and ownership structure of oil companies according to the Red Line Agreement, responsibilities of the relevant sheikh for guarantees of safety; and conditions for approval of options.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000242469
037-000242557
038-000242924
040-000242937 - 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/15/6 : Political Agency, Muscat
IOR/R/15/6/70-472 : Muscat Agency, Subject Files
IOR/R/15/6/423-447 : File 14: Trade and Commerce
IOR/R/15/6/435 : File 14/3 OIL FIELDS IN THE GULF OUTSIDE MUSCAT TERRITORY - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0006]/036-000242469[0003]/037-000242557[0015]/038-000242924[0013]/040-000242937
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (11 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000d2
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1935
- End Date:
- 1935
- Date Range:
- 1 Nov 1935-4 Dec 1935
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Former External References:
- File 14/3
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)