Brief on oil production and negotiations for concessions in the Persian Gulf States. Code EA file 1538

This file contains correspondence relating to:

• Oil production and negotiations in the Gulf (1)
• Request for copies of the Ajman, Abu Dhabi and Dubai oil agreements (2)
• Supply of oil to the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani (3)
• Draft paper on the oil concessions and operations in Arabia and the Gulf (4)
• Discussions on the progress made in the technical training methods supplied by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) and the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) (5)
• Confirmation that Aminoil has pulled out of its fifth well (6)
• Commencement of drilling by Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited three miles north of the boundary claimed by the Saudis (7)
• Gulf oil concessions (8)
• Petroleum Development advised not to operate south of the 1949 line claimed by the Saudis, until a settlement has been reached (9)
• Gulf oil and political agreements (10)
• Petroleum Concessions Limited denied permission to operate south of demarcation line without consulting with the Political Residency (11)
• Proposal for Petroleum Development to resume sending a representative to Al Muaiqi once every six months, provided the Abu Dhabi route is used (12)
• Table of payments made by oil companies to the Persian Gulf Sheikhs including Muscat and Oman (13)