Author
Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
) Limited in 1938
Publication Date
10 Apr 1938-2 Aug 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
100
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/2013
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x0002ec
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
10 Apr 1938-2 Aug 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence related to the granting of a concession to Petroleum Concessions Limited for the right to explore for oil in the Shaikhdom of Ras Al Khaimah.
The file contains a copy of agreement signed between the British Government and Petroleum Development (
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
) Limited in 1938 (folios 8-9), copies in English and Arabic of an exploration permit for Ras Al Khaimah that was granted to Petroleum Concessions Limited in 1938 (folios 11-14) and an agreement signed between Shaikh Sultan bin Salem Al Qasimi, the ruler of Ras Al Khaimah and Petroleum Development (
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
) Limited in 1945.
The majority of the correspondence in the file is between British officials and oil company executives and is in English, but the file also contains some correspondence with Shaikh Sultan that is in Arabic (with English translations).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
38/9
