'File 38/1 II P. C. L. Exploration'

Title:

'File 38/1 II P. C. L. Exploration'

Contributor:

Native Agent, Trucial Coast, Sharjah (correspondent)
Political Agent, Trucial Coast (correspondent)
Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (correspondent)
Emir of Sharjah, Āl Qāsimī dynasty (correspondent)
Persian Gulf Political Residency (correspondent)
Foreign Office (correspondent)
Emir of Dubai, Āl Maktūm dynasty (correspondent)

Date:

1947/1949

Description:

The file contains correspondence relating to survey expeditions carried out in the Trucial Coast (today's United Arab Emirates) region by Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited, a subsidiary of Petroleum Concessions Limited. The correspondence is principally between the Residency Agent at Sharjah, the Political Officer of the Trucial Coast, also at Sharjah, the Political Resident at Bahrain [Persian Gulf Political Residency], the Political Agent at Bahrain, representatives of Petroleum Concessions Limited and Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited, the Foreign Office, the rulers of Sharjah and Dubai, as well as the leaders of a number of more minor tribes.The correspondence covers the arrangements for, and the progress of, survey work carried out by the company during the winters of 1947/48 and 1948/49, in the territories of Sharjah, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Ras al Khaimah [Ra's al-Khaymah], and in particular within the vicinity of Buraimi [Al-Buraymī].Matters of a political nature were referred by the company to the Residency Agent or the Political Officer. The following issues are covered within the file:numerous incidents of resistance from local Bedouin inhabitants, usually triggered by transgression of tribal boundaries, particularly from the Beni Qitab, Manasir, and Naim [Āl Na‘īm] tribes;tribal and territorial allegiances that impacted on the work of the surveyors, and the efforts to secure access to survey areas for the company from the interested parties.Folios 69-73 are internal office notes.1 file (72 folios)The file is arranged chronologically.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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 2-73; these numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, but they are not circled.

Language:

English
Arabic

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Geological surveying
Concessions, Oil, Dubai
Concessions, Oil, Sharjah

Geographic region:

Trucial Coast
Buraimi

Extent:

1 file (72 folios)

Rights:

Unknown
Public Domain
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000131_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000131_en
IOR/R/15/2/862

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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