Author
the Petroleum Concessions Limited for the camp at Jebel Dukhan
Publication Date
27 Feb 1936-1 Apr 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Place
The concession agreement signed with Anglo-Persion Oil Company in 1935 was transferred in 1937 to Petroleum Development of Qatar Limited, a subsidiary of Petroleum Concessions Limited in Qatar. -
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
291
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/418
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x000231
Library Location
British Library:
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
Records and
Private Papers
Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date
27 Feb 1936-1 Apr 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains copies of documents and correspondence in English and Arabic exchanged between the Sheikh of Qatar, Petroleum Concessions Limited, the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in Bushire, and the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
in Bahrain on the Qatar Oil Concession. There is also correspondence on the employment of personnel by the Petroleum Concessions Limited for the camp at Jebel Dukhan, and updates on the drilling operations. The volume includes a letter from the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
to the Shaikh, in English and Arabic, to congratulate him on the discovery of oil in Qatar dated 14 January 1940 (folio 243).
The volume also contains maps and sketches:
'Rough Tracing Showing Approach to P.D. (Q.) Jetty at Dohat Ez Zekrit (Qatar)' - in context of Qatar oil concession' (2 copies, on ff. 129, 130);
sketch map representing the P.C.L. Embarkation Point at Sitra (f.224);
sketch of 'navigation marks' to build to facilitate the navigation from Bahrain to Zekreet [Zekrit] and map of the 'Launch Route' (ff. 258 and 259).
There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 260-286).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 260-286. The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential files: 10/3 IX
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
'Rough Tracing Showing Approach to P.D. (Q.) Jetty at Dohat ez Zekrit. (QATAR)'
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/2/418, f 129
'Rough Tracing Showing Approach to P.D. (Q.) Jetty at Dohat ez Zekrit. (QATAR)'
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/2/418, f 130
