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File 10/5 II Hasa oil: CASOC's activities in Hasa; development of Ras Tannura; Political...

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/422

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IOR/R/15/2/422
Title
File 10/5 II Hasa oil: CASOC's activities in Hasa; development of Ras Tannura; Political Agent's visit to Hasa
Date
7 Jan 1935-26 Mar 1941
Description

The volume contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Political Resident at Bushire on the oil concession in Saudi Arabia, the activities of California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) in Hasa, Saudi Arabia, and the development of the port and the refinery at Ras Tannura (also mentioned as Ras Tanurah). There are also documents on the Political Agent's visit to Hasa, in May 1939, including his report (folios 149-157). Also of interest: 'Copy of text of ''Oil'' Agreement between the ''Standard Oil of California'' and H.M. King Abdul-Aziz Al Saud' (folios 21-30). There are notes at the end of the volume (folios 305-322).

Arrangement

The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume (folios 305-322). The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 volume (326 folios)
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Unrestricted

Physical condition
The foliation is in pencil in the top right corner. The numbering begins with the first (5th folio from the front) and ends with last page of writing (4th folio from the back). Between 103-112 and 173-179, folios are paginated on both sides.
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