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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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/1/749
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Title (The name of the record)
- Oil Concessions
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1933-c 1964
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Description (What the record is about)
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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.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The file is contained within five separate volumes divided up as outlined in the scope and content.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Arabic; English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 volumes (306 folios).
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d99ead27-13e1-4f66-8ab9-31fe258416dc/
Series information
IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/R
India Office Records transferred later through official channels
Within the sub-fonds: IOR/R/15
Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
Within the series: IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/749-758
Political Residency, Bushire: further additional papers
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Oil Concessions