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.
