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'File 82/1 [I] (F 52) A.P.O.C. and Oil Concessions Arab Coast' [‎103r] (205/307)

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The record is made up of 1 file (151 folios). It was created in 30 Jun 1921-30 Apr 1923. 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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2 .
exceeding 100,000 acres divided into not more than three v
blocks .
ART1 CIE 5 .
In virtue of the above mentioned Mining Lease the
Compare shall have the exclusive right to prospect and drill
f or , extract , treat, refine , manufacture , transport and deal
with petrole'jm products , naphtha^ nat^jral gases , tar, asphalt
ozoKerite and other bituminous materials and lor ^vfiuer anc* to
make all investigations neccessary for the purpose of their
busfcness in any part of the said territories and shall have
the exclusive right to construct and operate pipelines , railw
ways, refineries , storage-tanks , wharves and Jetties and to
construct and erect tramways , roads , buildings , machinery
and telegraph apparatus of all kinds in any part of the said
territory so far as may be neccessary for the purpose ut
their "business .
The Company shall have the right to colleci. and
use free anywhere in the Sheikh's territory stone, gypsum,
salt, sulphur, clay, wood and water whether irom rivers or
springs for the purpose of their work.
The selection of routes and sites lor such work
and the course of the pipelines shall rest with the Company.
ARTI CLE 6 ,
All lands whatever required by the Oompany t or the
purpose of their preliminary exploration for oil including
all or any natural springs of d)il in the saic< territories
together with an adequate supply of water so lar as avail
able shall be granted by the Sheikh to the Company iree ol
charge and without let or hinderance from any of their rel
ative or dependents or any of their tribesmen or ol tnird
parties . And it is hereby agreed that in consideration ol
the sums to be paid to-the Sheikh laid down in Article 12,
any claim for compensation, reward or subsidy put forward by
a third party in respect of such land or of the services to
be rendered by the Company to^ the Sheikh shal 1 be met by the
said Sheikh or his heirs and successors and that under no
circjmstances

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The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Department and the Under Secretary of State at 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, Sir Winston Churchill (Secretary of State for the Colonies at the time), 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 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 Kuwait, the Vice-Consul at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran] and Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives regarding contacts with local rulers about oil concessions in Bahrain and Kuwait.

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The file is incomplete. Some letters, mainly containing pledges signed by Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. rulers not to grant any oil concession to anyone except with the permission of the British Government, were removed from the original file and forwarded to the Foreign Office in 1953. In these instances the former numbering sequence presents gaps, and these letters are replaced by folios indicating page numbers, sender, receiver, date and subject of the letter removed. These letters are now in FO 371/7723 and FO 371/104408.

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1 file (151 folios)
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The documents in the file are mostly arranged in chronological order.

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The main foliation is in pencil in encircled numbers in top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The numbering starts on the front cover with 1 and carries on until 153, which is the last number given on the back cover of the file. A former sequence runs from the first to the last folio of writing, pencil numbers (not circled) in top right recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio, not crossed through - the numbering runs 1-260 missing numerous numbers out. The reason is that some letters were removed from the original file to be forwarded to the Foreign Office in 1953, whereas the former numbering sequence presents gaps.

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