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'File 0629 Correspondence regarding the land beneath the sea outside territorial waters' [29r] (57/94)
The record is made up of 1 file (45 folios). It was created in 8 Jun 1949-3 Jul 1950. 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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Translation of letter dated the 5th ]Dhul Hajjah 1368
(28-9-1949) frora Shaikh Shakhhut bin Sultan^ Ruler of
Abu Ihabif to 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.
* Bahrain*
After CoinpliraentB.
I acknovledge the receipt of your letter dated the
7th September 1949 equivalent to the 14th Phul Qa f adah 1368
in which you stated that the Company wishes to go to arbitration
and claims certain rights to the sea-bed*
I write to inform you that there is no mention what
soever of any type of sea-bed in the Agreement* A& regards the
Company , 8 statement that I sent no reply to the letters %friich
they had sent to me on this subject until the expiry of the
time allowed for the appointment of an arbitrator* this is
against truth and facts* The Company and myself have the
letters exchanged between us* I received from them a letter
dated the 20th June 1949 corresponding to the 23rd Sha f aban
1368 and before the expiry of the limited time I sent them a
reply and asked them to appoint an arbitrator for me in order to
rank with them but my letter met no success until the 18th July
1949 corresponding to the 23rd Ramadhan 1368* This is the
cause for the expiry of the period* If the Company compels me
to enter into litigation with them it is certain that the place
at which arbitration is to take place will be London* I will
appoint as an arbitrator one of the advocates of the Courts of
Justice and will be in direct contact with the proceedings and
details of my case. Instead of the Company 1 s claim to what I
Have (right to) I will claim from them my rights and will subject
their Concession to examination and criticism without prejudice
to both sides* The Company has rights and obligations and has
to choose either this or that. The question of arbitration to
which I refer is to be postponed until such time as I find appro
priate for carrying out what is necessary*
Usual Ending*
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The file contains correspondence regarding the issue of oil concession grants for land beneath the sea beyond the three mile territorial limit. The correspondence is principally between the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, and the ruling shaikhs of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. [United Arab Emirates].
The matters covered by the file include:
- British instructions to the Trucial shaikhs to make claims to the subsoil of the seabed beyond the three mile limit;
- the case of arbitration between Petroleum Concessions Limited and individual shaikhs over whether this potential extension of territory was included in the original 1939 concessions.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (45 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 47; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-44; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/4/9
- Title
- 'File 0629 Correspondence regarding the land beneath the sea outside territorial waters'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:10v, 14r:14v, 21r:21v, 23r:32v, 34r:36v, 38r:38v, 40r:40v, 42r:42v, 44r:45v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence