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Oil Concessions

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/749

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This record is a file about the Oil Concessions dating from 1933-c 1964.

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IOR/R/15/1/749
Title
Oil Concessions
Date
1933-c 1964
Description

The file consists of five volumes containing copies of oil concessions in the Persian Gulf region and correspondence between British officials related to them. 1) Persian Gulf - Concessions in Bahrein [Bahrain], Kuwait &c. (sic) Correspondence 1932 to July, 1933 (folios 1-140);. 2) Qatr [Qatar] Oil Concession and Connected Documents; Dubai Oil Concession and Connected Documents; Sharjah Oil Concession and Connected Documents (folios 141-170);. 3) Memorandum and Articles of Association of Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited (folios 171-210);. 4) Concession Agreements with Ajman (1951), Dubai (1937), Sharjah (1937) and Umm Al Qaiwain (1945) (folios 211-300);. 5) Notes concerning the Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company Ltd (folios 301-306). The notes include a map of the company's pipelines and terminal facilities, a map of its air routes, a diagram of its central production facilities at Habshan and an aerial photograph of Jabal Dhanna.

Arrangement

The file is contained within five separate volumes divided up as outlined in the scope and content.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Arabic; English
Physical description
5 volumes (306 folios).
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Unrestricted

Physical condition
Condition: A mixture of loose sheets and bound pamphlets contained in five separate volumes. Foliation: The foliation sequence runs through five parts as a single continuous sequence. This sequence commences at the first folio in part one and terminates at the last folio in part five, which is a photographic item in a polyester sheet; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The file contains the following foliation errors: 158, and 158A; 276, and 276A.
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