Author
Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Publication Date
1 May 1937-1 Jul 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
200
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/4/12
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x000396
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
1 May 1937-1 Jul 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence regarding the negotiations and signing of oil concessions in the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
(United Arab Emirates). The correspondence is principally between the British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Sharjah, the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain, the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Muscat, representatives of Petroleum Concessions Limited (mostly Frank Holmes), and various rulers of the Trucial Shaikhdoms.
The matters covered by the file include:
the question of whether to include Kalbah within the Muscat concession;
the British Government's policy of only permitting ruling Shaikhs to grant concessions to Petroleum Concessions Limited, and the wish of the rulers of Sharjah, Dubai, and Ras al-Khaimah to negotiate with the Standard Oil of California;
the intentions of Shaikh Said bin Maktum [Sa‘īd bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm], ruler of Dubai, and Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr [Sulṭān II bin Saqr Āl Qasimī], ruler of Sharjah, to open a bank branch in their territories;
the conduct of Frank Holmes;
the negotiations over the Dubai, Sharjah, and Ras al-Khaimah concessions;
the visit of Imperial Airways agents to Umm al-Qaiwain with a view to opening permanent facilities there;
the visit of Basil Henry Lermitte, representative of Petroleum Concessions Limited, to the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
to begin negotiations for the Ajman, Ras al-Khaimah, Umm al-Qaiwain, and Abu Dhabi concessions;
reports of communication between Hajj Abdullah Williamson [William Richard Williamson], agent of Petroleum Concessions Limited, and the rulers of Ras al-Khaimah and Abu Dhabi, urging them to hold out for better terms;
arrangements for a geological survey of Jabal Hafit;
negotiations with Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr over the political agreement between Petroleum Concessions Limited and the British Government;
reports of American geologists seen working in Abu Dhabi territory.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file is arranged chronologically.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
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