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'Confdl. 86/47 Umm-al-Qawain Oil'.

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/701

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This record is a file about the 'Confdl. 86/47 Umm-al-Qawain Oil'. dating from 20 Mar 1945-10 Apr 1945.

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Reference
IOR/R/15/1/701
Title
'Confdl. 86/47 Umm-al-Qawain Oil'.
Date
20 Mar 1945-10 Apr 1945
Description

The file comprises a letter from Ernest Vincent Packer, Manager for Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Charles Geoffrey Prior) enclosing a copy of the concession agreement signed with Shaikh Aḥmad bin rāshid Āl Mu'alla ( of Umm-al-Qawain [Umm al Qaywayn]. The concession agreement is in Arabic and English.

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Arabic; English
Physical description
1 file (20 folios)
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Physical condition
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 22; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-4; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Record URL
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'Confdl. 86/47 Umm-al-Qawain Oil'.