Qatar seabed oil concession

This file contains correspondence relating to:

• The need for the International Marine Oil Company Limited to reach an understanding with the Ruler of Bahrain
• HMG's policy to adhere to the 1947 line dividing the Bahrain-Qatar seabed
• The termination of the Superior Oil Company/International Marine Oil Company Limited's offshore concession in Qatar and the intention to give similar notices to Dubai and Abu Dhabi
• Shell's interest in the Qatar seabed and its negotiations with the Ruler including the prominent involvement of Abdulla Darwish, resulting in a Memorandum of Agreement signed on 19 May 1952.

This file also contains correspondence relating to British relations with Sheikh Khazal Khan Sirdar Agdus of Mohmmerah [Khorramshahr] and Reza Khan (Mohammad Reza Pahlavi).