Coll 30/87(1) 'Qatar: Oil Concession.'

Name: Coll 30/87(1) 'Qatar: Oil Concession.'
Author: Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (correspondent)

İsim	Coll 30/87(1) 'Qatar: Oil Concession.'
Yazar	Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (correspondent)
Basım Tarihi:	1933/1935
Basım Yeri	- Qatar National Library
Konu	Concessions, Oil, Qatar \| more \| less
Tür	Kitap
Dil	ara,eng
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	382
Fiziksel Boyutlar	1 volume (382 folios)
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000174_ar \| 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000174_en \| IOR/L/PS/12/3805
Kayıt Numarası	81055%2Fvdc_100000000648.0x000174_dlme
Lokasyon	British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Tarih	1933/1935
Notlar	The file concerns discussions between the British Government and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) over the drafting of an agreement to obtain an oil concession in Qatar (also spelled Katr and Qatr) for the company. The British Government was keen that the concession should be obtained by a British company.The papers cover: discussion and drafts of the commercial agreement between APOC and the Shaikh of Qatar [‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī]; drafts of the political agreement between HM Government and APOC; minutes of meetings at the India Office between British Government officials and representatives of APOC; the attitude of the Shaikh of Qatar; the risk of the Shaikh granting the concession to the California Arabian Standard Oil Company (folio 293); the need to keep exploitation of oil in Qatar in British hands, in order to ensure greater political control and avoid international complications arising from the safety of foreign nationals (folio 265); the particular difficulties involved in developing an oil industry in Qatar (e.g. folio 262); the question of the development of air facilities in Qatar, including correspondence from the Air Ministry (e.g. folios 236-237); the involvement of the Admiralty in the discussions (e.g. folios 209-210); the modelling of the Qatar oil concession on that of Koweit [Kuwait] (e.g. folios 194-197); the possibility of constructing an oil refinery in Qatar (e.g. folio 104); the potential effect on APOC of customs and import dues in Qatar (e.g. folios 68-69); British political representation in Qatar (folios 59-60); the southern limit of the proposed Qatar oil concession; and the potential for disputes with Ibn Saud [Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], arising from the definition of Qatar's boundary with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (e.g. folios 20-21).The main correspondents are senior officials at the India Office (especially John Gilbert Laithwaite), and representatives of APOC.The Arabic language content of the papers consists of two place names on a map entitled 'Sketch Map of Qatar Peninsula' on folio 14.The file also contains a small number of papers dated 1914-16.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. \| 1 volume (382 folios) \| The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. \| Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 378; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The front and back covers, along with the two leading and two ending flyleaves have not been foliated. \| more \| less
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Coll 30/87(1) 'Qatar: Oil Concession.'

Yazar Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (correspondent)

Basım Tarihi 1933/1935

Basım Yeri - Qatar National Library

Konu Concessions, Oil, Qatar | more | less

Tür Kitap

Dil ara,eng

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 382

Fiziksel Boyutlar 1 volume (382 folios)

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000174_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000174_en | IOR/L/PS/12/3805

Kayıt Numarası 81055%2Fvdc_100000000648.0x000174_dlme

Lokasyon British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers

Tarih 1933/1935

Notlar The file concerns discussions between the British Government and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) over the drafting of an agreement to obtain an oil concession in Qatar (also spelled Katr and Qatr) for the company. The British Government was keen that the concession should be obtained by a British company.The papers cover: discussion and drafts of the commercial agreement between APOC and the Shaikh of Qatar [‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī]; drafts of the political agreement between HM Government and APOC; minutes of meetings at the India Office between British Government officials and representatives of APOC; the attitude of the Shaikh of Qatar; the risk of the Shaikh granting the concession to the California Arabian Standard Oil Company (folio 293); the need to keep exploitation of oil in Qatar in British hands, in order to ensure greater political control and avoid international complications arising from the safety of foreign nationals (folio 265); the particular difficulties involved in developing an oil industry in Qatar (e.g. folio 262); the question of the development of air facilities in Qatar, including correspondence from the Air Ministry (e.g. folios 236-237); the involvement of the Admiralty in the discussions (e.g. folios 209-210); the modelling of the Qatar oil concession on that of Koweit [Kuwait] (e.g. folios 194-197); the possibility of constructing an oil refinery in Qatar (e.g. folio 104); the potential effect on APOC of customs and import dues in Qatar (e.g. folios 68-69); British political representation in Qatar (folios 59-60); the southern limit of the proposed Qatar oil concession; and the potential for disputes with Ibn Saud [Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], arising from the definition of Qatar's boundary with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (e.g. folios 20-21).The main correspondents are senior officials at the India Office (especially John Gilbert Laithwaite), and representatives of APOC.The Arabic language content of the papers consists of two place names on a map entitled 'Sketch Map of Qatar Peninsula' on folio 14.The file also contains a small number of papers dated 1914-16.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. | 1 volume (382 folios) | The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. | Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 378; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The front and back covers, along with the two leading and two ending flyleaves have not been foliated. | more | less

Parçası Olduğu British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers