Write no more than five sentences on each of the following:
“The Arabian Concessions”
What was the attitude towards Holmes of both APOC and British officials, and why did they hold that attitude.
How did SOCAL become the concessionaire in Bahrain?
What was Ibn Saud’s initial attitude towards oil exploration in his kingdom, and what were the pressures and influences which changed his mind?
Why was Philby ‘no mere bit player’?
Why did SOCAL and not IPC get the al-Hasa concession?
What were the political and economic challenges faced by Kuwait’s Ruler in the early 1930’s?
How and why did APOC’s attitude towards a concession in Kuwait change
Who were the shareholders of the Kuwait Oil Compan y, and how and why did that arrangement come about?
