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'File 82/27 VI (F 87) Qatar Oil' [63r] (138/454)
The record is made up of 1 file (221 folios). It was created in 17 Jan 1935-30 Apr 1935. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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transport for the conduct of its operations, whatever
such means "be, whether "by land, water or air; "but if there
"be need for me to use the telegraphs, telephones and
railways belonging to the Company for my personal business,
the Company shall agree to this, and it shall not be
entitled to demand any hire whatsoever from me. Should,
God forbid, any great incident happen in my territories,
I shall have the right to use the wireless and telegraph
installations and railways belonging to the Company for my
State affairs and it shall not be entitled to demand any
hire from me at all. The ships belonging to us can use the
harbours used or built by the Company ; but our ships must
not hamper the Company* s operations and must do nothing
detrimental to the Company's interest in any way; and the
Company's opinion in this connection shall be the final
opinion*
Condition Seventh. I, Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim ath-Thani
have granted to the Company the right to use all the
uncultivated lands belonging to us which the Company may
require for its operations, to any extent it may desire,
and I shall not demand any cost or hire from it. If the
Company needs to acquire any other lands or houses or
buildings it can purchase the lands houses, buildings, etc.
or rent the same on such terms as may be agreed upon by their
owners; but the value or rental of these shall not be m
excess of the rates current in their localities. The
Company shall acquire only such lands, houses and buildings
as are required for its use according to this Agreement;
and it is understood that the lands and houses taken over
by the Company must be less than the whole area of Qatr.
It shall, likewise, inform me, at all times, of such lands,
houses and buildings which are required to be occupied for
its purposes. But as to the lands, houses and buildings
which/
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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire, the Government of India, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. in London and Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives in regard to the negotiations with the Sheikh of Qatar, ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, for the oil concession.
The volume contains numerous draft agreements on the Qatar oil concession and also a 'Sketch map of Qatar Peninsula' (folio 22).
There are some letters in Arabic, to and from the Sheikh of Qatar.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (221 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 210-214). The file notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with reference numbers in red crayon, which refer back to that correspondence in the volume.
There is also a brief index at the beginning (f. 1v) indicating the main topics covered in the volume.
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The main foliation is written in pencil, circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The numbering commences at the title page with 1 and 1A; then 2-21; 22 and 22A; 23-25; 26 is missing or omitted; 27-65; 66 and 66A; 67-127; 128, 128A and 128B and terminates at the last folio with 217. A second incomplete foliation sequence is present between ff. 29-160; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/631
- Title
- 'File 82/27 VI (F 87) Qatar Oil'
- Pages
- 12r:21r, 60r:66v, 66ar, 66av, 67r:69r, 71r:94r, 102r:111r, 117r:128r, 174r:183r
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
- Copyright
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