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FO 371/104403

Shell Company of Qatar Ltd funding and oil exploration in Qatar , 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to the Treasury Agreement to raising of one million pounds of capital in shares by the Shell Company of Qatar Ltd, the agreement between Shell Company and HMG concerning oil exploration in Qatar, and deed of transfer of land.
BT 245/799

International Air Agreements: Qatar negotiations, 1952-1960

This file contains correspondence relating to negotiations for a civil aviation agreement between the United Kingdom and Qatar. It includes air naviation, traffic and other regulations as well as Arabic documents, reports, meeting summaries and memoranda.

BT 245/798

International Air Agreements: Qatar negotiations, 1949-1952

This file contains correspondence relating to negotiations for a civil aviation agreement between the United Kingdom and Qatar. It includes summaries of meetings and a translation of a draft agreement with annexes as well as a copy of the text of a treaty between the UK and Qatar from 1916.
T 317/1331

Oil concessions in the Trucial States (except Abu Dhabi), 1967 - 1969

This file contains correspondence relating to oil concessions in all the Trucial States (United Arab Emirates) except Abu Dhabi. It contains draft and preliminary agreements.
FCO 164/55

Trucial States (United Arab Emirates): oil agreements, 01 January 1965 - 30 November 1970

This file is Volume 2 of a collection of oil agreements and connected documents relating to oil agreements in the Trucial States (United Arab Emirates).

FCO 164/54

Trucial States (United Arab Emirates): oil agreements, 01 January 1965 - 30 November 1970

This file is Volume 1 of a collection of oil agreements and connected documents relating to oil agreements in the Trucial States (United Arab Emirates).
FCO 8/4310

British Petroleum (BP) in the Gulf States, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns the activities of British Petroleum (BP) in the Gulf.
FCO 8/2859

Oil: general, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns oil in the Middle East.
FCO 8/1773

Boundaries between Oman and Trucial States, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns the boundaries between Oman and the Trucial States.
FO 1016/188

Qatar seabed oil concessions, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to:The intention of International Marine Oil Company Limited to terminate its oil concession agreement with the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al ThaniA Memorandum of Agreement between the Ruler of Qatar and Shell, dated 19 May 1952, and subsequent agreement, dated 29 November, concluded after negotiations involving Abdulla Darwish.
FO 1016/181

Qatar seabed oil concession, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to:The negotiations for an oil concession agreement between the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani and Shell, including the involvement of Abdulla Darwish signed on 29 November 1952Negotiations for a political agreement between Shell and HMGThe seabed boundary delimitation between Qatar and BahrainThe presentation of water carrying vehicles to the Ruler of Qatar by ShellThe plans of the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company Limited (a subsidiary of Shell) to develop the Qatar offshore concession.
FO 1016/180

Qatar seabed oil concession, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to:The need for the International Marine Oil Company Limited to reach an understanding with the Ruler of BahrainHMG's policy to adhere to the 1947 line dividing the Bahrain-Qatar seabedThe 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 DhabiShell'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.