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IOR/L/PS/12/2161
- Record Id:
- 040-000557182
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000557080
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000555.0x0002bc
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100040078562.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/2161
- Title:
- Coll 6/89 'Saudi Arabia: Approaches to Jedda Harbour. Interest of Standard Oil Co.'
- Scope & Content:
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This file concerns the California Arabian Standard Oil Company's interest in erecting storage tanks at Jedda, which would involve making improvements to the harbour's navigational facilities in the process. The file features the following correspondents: the California Arabian Standard Oil Company, the India Office, the Foreign Office, and the Admiralty's Military Branch.
Also included is a list of several other Political and Secret Department files, most of which appear to also relate to the construction or improvement of port facilities or infrastructure.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000557080
040-000557182 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
IOR/L/PS/12/2061-2170 : Political (External) Collection 6: Arabia
IOR/L/PS/12/2161 : Coll 6/89 'Saudi Arabia: Approaches to Jedda Harbour. Interest of Standard Oil Co.' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0007]/037-000557080[0102]/040-000557182
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (6 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000555.0x0002bc
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1938
- End Date:
- 1938
- Date Range:
- 14 Oct 1938-21 Nov 1938
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 8; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- Coll 6/89
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)