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'Historical Summary of Events in the Persian Gulf Shaikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1928-1953' [‎84v] (173/222)

The record is made up of 1 volume (107 folios). It was created in c 1953. It was written in English. 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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of 65 years.( 01 ) Payments are to be made in , sterlin ^ ^ 0t Th r ^e S ?s ^ obligatfon
similar to those of the Superior Oil Company s conce . Dr i nc i 0 i es involved
to drill withing five years. The Ruler accepted m writing the principles involved
in the accompanying Political Agreement. ( )
(c) Dubai
81. The first oil concession in the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. was 0 I ^ ln ® t d ai ^/ e f
Concessions Limited from Dubai on May 22, l,,;..] rna^tt I imiteri It
permitting its transfer to Petroleum Development (Tr t
covers the State of Dubai, including all islands and territorial waters, except Hatta
(paragraph 19 above) and the area in the Dubai creek ctatp^iflve Uppn
Airways." It is provided that when the territorial limits of the State have been
determined the area covered by the concession will be coterminous with the limits
so determined. The annual payment to be made to the Ruler until oil is discovered
in commercial quantities is Rs. 30,000. . u • • ir^i icko
A well was drilled in the Jabal Ali area west of Dubai in 1951 and 1952 but
no oil was discovered. No further drilling in the State has yet been undertaken.
82 In June 1949 the Ruler issued his declaration of jurisdiction over the
sea-bed. As in the case of Abu Dhabi (paragraph 79 above) a dispute arose between
him and Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited over his right to grant
a separate concession for his sea-bed, and it was agreed that it should be referred
to arbitration. On April 24, 1950, the Ruler granted a concession for his sea-bed
to the Superior Oil Company on payment of Rs. 100,000 down with an annual
payment of Rs. 100,000 and a royalty fixed at one-fifth of the proceeds of sales. ( )
The company had previously entered into a Political Agreement with His Majesty's
Government,^ 5 ) the principles involved in which the Ruler agreed in writing to
accept. In May 1952 the company gave notice of the termination of this concession.
The Ruler thereupon offered a concession for the sea-bed to Petroleum
Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited. For domestic reasons the company as such
was unwilling to accept the concession and it was obtained in the name of its
General Manager in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Mr. Heseldin. The agreement was signed on
August 7, 1952, for a period of 60 years.( 66 ) It provides for a down payment of
£15,400, an annual payment of £4,000 until oil is discovered in commercial
quantities and a royalty of 45. 6d. per ton. Except for the provision that payments
are to be in sterling the concession conforms generally with the land agreements
held by Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited. There is no obligation
to drill within a specified period. The Ruler accepted in writing the principles
involved in the accompanying Political Agreement.( 67 ) At the same time as the
concession was signed the arbitrators who had been appointed by the Ruler and
Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited gave an agreed award based on
the findings in the Abu Dhabi case (paragraph 79 above).
{d) Sharjah and Kalba
83. The Ruler of Sharjah granted a concession to Petroleum Concessions
Limited with the right of transfer to Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. )
Limited on September 17, 1937.C") It covers the State of Sharjah, including all
islands and territorial waters, except for the area being used by Imperial Airways
and the Royal Air Force, and provides that when the territorial limits of the State
have been determined the area covered by the concession will be coterminous with
the limits so determined. Under a schedule attached to the concession the
company is debarred from undertaking the work in two areas, Jabal Faiyah and
the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. al Hulu, (which were considered unsafe) without the Ruler's permission
in writing. The annual payment to be made to the Ruler until oil is discovered
in commercial quantities is Rs. 40,000.0 Under the schedule the company is
( 61 ) No. 3 IV, O.A.C.
( 62 ) No. 4 IV, O.A.C.
( 63 ) No. 5 IV, O.A.C.
( 64 ) P.R. to F.O. Despatch 40 of May 11, 1950 (EA 1273/38 of 1950)
( 65 ) (EA 1273/32 of 1950).
( 66 ) No. 7 IV, O.A.C.
( 67 ) No. 8 IV, O.A.C.
( 68 ) No. 9 IV, O.A.C.
( 69 ) Rs. 30,000 is mentioned in the body of the concession and an additional Rs. 10,000 in a
letter attached to it.

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The document provides historical information on the region during the period in question and, following a section on general matters, has separate sections on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and Muscat

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1 volume (107 folios)
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There is a table of contents at the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 109 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The foliation sequence continues into the separate volume of appendices and genealogical tables - IOR/R/15/1/731(2).

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