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'File 10/3 III Qatar Oil Concession' [178r] (380/470)
The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 27 Jan 1934-24 Mar 1934. 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.
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Government signed in London on ,
• ana^ xi
recourse is iis^d "to si dit)r8,1;ion under Article 16 fail to
remedy such ±ailure within the reasonable time which shall
loe fixed by the arbitrators for so doing the Shaikh, acting
on tne advice of tne
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.
, shall have the
right to terminate this Agreement.
Article 15.
Ho failure or omission on the part of the Company
to fulfil any of the conditions of this Agreement shall give
the Shaikh any claim a,gainst the Company or be deemed a
breach of this Agreement insofar as the same arises from
force majeure and if through such force majeure the fulfilment
by the Company of any of the conditions of this Agreement be
delayed, the period of such delay together with such period
as may be reasonably necessary, subject to the approval of
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.
, for the restoration of any damage
done during such delay shall be added to the periods fixed
by this Agreement. The necessary restoration of such
damage will be carried out by the Company as expeditiously
as possible.
Article 16.
If any dispute should arise between, the Shaikh and
the C an pan y as t o the interpretation of this Agreement or as
to any matter arising out of it or with reference to the
obligations of either party under it, such dispute shall,
failing any agreement to settle it in any other way, oe
referred to two arbitrators, one to be nominated by the
Shaikh and one by the Company. Each party shall nominate
its arbitrator within 30 days of receiving a request from
the other party to do so. The two arbitrators shall there
after choose a third arbitrator. But should they, or any
other/
About this item
- Content
The volume contains correspondence between 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. in 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. in Bahrain and the Secretary of State for India, on the Qatar oil concession, on the Southern boundary of Qatar and on the role of Ibn Saud in the negotiation.
The volume includes:
- meeting notes, copies of telegrams and letters on Qatar and Kuwait oil concessions;
- note from 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. in Kuwait to 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. dated 23 Jan 1934 about the Qatar and Hasa Oil concessions and the Kuwait Neutral Zone (ff. 60-63);
- memorandum on the political importance of 'the maintenance of a British position on the Arab littoral of the Gulf' (ff. 71-76) and the need to offer protection to the Sheikh of Qatar in return for an 'undertaking on his part to grant a concession to the Anglo Persian Oil Company (Iraq Petroleum Company);
- correspondence between the British Air Ministry and 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. about air facilities in Qatar;
- note referring to a conversation that occurred at the end of 1922 between Sir Percy, Ibn Saud and Major Holmes regarding the southern boundaries of Qatar and the political relationship between Qatar and Saudi Arabia (f. 116C);
- memorandum from the meetings occurred on 11-12 Mar 1934 between the Sheikh Abdullah bin Qasim al-Thani 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. re oil concession (ff. 131-140);
- copies of draft Qatar Oil Concession;
- a sketch of Qatar, ink on fabric (f. 212);
- memorandum on the frontiers of Saudi Arabia (ff. 196-199).
There is an index at the end of the volume ( folios 211-216).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (223 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in this file are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 211-216. The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation is on top right-hand corner, starting on the first page of writing and finishing on the back cover. The numbering is in pencil, enclosed by a circle and starts with 1, then 115, 116A, 116B, 116C, then carries on until 221, which is the last number given. There is a second pagination on the top right corner, uncircled, starting on folio 22 (numbered 21) to folio 100 (numbered 99) and then from folio 116a (numbered 113) until folio 210 (numbered 207).
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- IOR/R/15/2/412
- Title
- 'File 10/3 III Qatar Oil Concession'
- Pages
- 170r:181r
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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