Assignment of sea-bed concessions to the Shell Company of Qatar, Ltd

This file relates to the assignment of seabed concessions to the Shell Company of Qatar Limited. It contains correspondence relating to:

• Notification of the Ruler Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani (1)
• The Shell Company of Qatar's right to the industrial area (2)
• HMG's approval of D L Maclachlan as Chief Local Representative in Qatar (3-4)
• Map [enclosed] showing the 1947 line referred given to Shell by the Ministry of Fuel and Power in 1952 (5)
• Copies of the proposed assignment of the seabed concession to the Shell Company of Qatar (6)
• Request from the US Embassy for information regarding the Decca equipment used in Qatar (7)
• Agreement signed on 17 August 1954 transferring Qatar's oil concession with Shell Overseas Exploration Company Limited to the Shell Company of Qatar (8)
• Amendments to the agreement concerning the Shell Company of Qatar's claim to land on the southeast outskirts of Doha (9)
• Minute written as a result of conversation with Abdulla Darwish on the subject of the completion of the exchange of letters necessary before HMG can confirm the Shell political agreement (10)
• Correspondence relating to the proposed assignment of the seabed concession to the Shell Company of Qatar (11)