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‘Qatar Oil Concession and connected Documents [Political agreement of 5 June 1935 between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Limited, 1935]’ [‎7r] (4/11)

The record is made up of 1 file (5 folios). It was created in 1935. 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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carry any such oil or products thereof on behalf of His Majesty being detained on
demurrage at the port of loading the Company shall pay the amount due for
demurrage according to the terms of the charter party and/or the rates of loading
previously agreed with the Company, unless the delay is due to causes beyond the
control of the Company. Any dispute which may arise as to whether the delay is
due to causes beyond the control of the Company shall be settled by agreement
between His Majesty's Government and the Company, and, in default of such
agreement, the question shall be referred to two arbitrators, one to be chosen by
His Majesty's Government (or 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. ) and the other by the Company,
with power to appoint an umpire in case of disagreement, such arbitration to be
held in England and to be deemed a reference to arbitration under the provisions
of the Arbitration Acts 1889 to 1934 (52 and 53 Vict. c. 49 ; 24 and 25 Geo. V. c. 14)
of the Imperial Parliament, or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof
for the time being in force.
(4) The price to be paid for all oil or products of the refining or treatment of
oil taken in pre-emption by His Majesty's Government shall be either {a) as specified
in a separate agreement or (6) if no such agreement shall have been entered into,,
a fair price for the time being at the point of delivery as the same shall be settled
by agreement between His Majesty's Government and the Company, or in default
of such agreement by arbitration in the manner provided by the last preceding
sub-clause.
To assist in arriving at a fair price at the point of delivery the Company shall
furnish for the confidential information of His Majesty's Government, if so required,
particulars of the quantities, descriptions and prices of Qatar oil or products sold
to other customers and of charters or contracts entered into for carriage and shall
exhibit to His Majesty's Government original or authenticated copies of contracts
or charter parties entered into for the sale and/or carriage of such oil or products.
(5) His Majesty's Government shall be at liberty to take control of the works^
plant and premises of the Company in Qatar, and in such event the Company shall
conform to and obey all directions issued by or on behalf of His Majesty's Govern
ment. Compensation shall be paid to the Company for any loss or damage that
may be proved to have been sustained by the Company by reason of the exercise by
His Majesty's Government of the powers conferred by this sub-clause. Any such
compensation shall be settled by agreement between His Majesty's Government and
the Company or, in default of agreement, by arbitration in the manner provided by
sub-clause (3).
Signed, sealed and delivered by the said
Leonard Day Wakely, C.B. on behalf [ t n w t \
of His Majesty's Government in the ' ' * AKELY
presence of—
John Charles Walton,
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. ,
Civil Servant.
The Common Seal of the Ancio-Persian
Oil Company Limited was
affixed in the presence of—
hereunto
W. F raser , Director.
(Seal)
Jno. Clark , Secretary.

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The memorandum contains a printed copy (folios 7-8) of the political agreement of 5 June 1935, made between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) Limited. The original agreement was signed by Leonard Day Wakely on behalf of His Majesty’s Government, and the common seal of APOC affixed in the presence of William Fraser, Director of APOC, and John Clark, APOC Secretary.

Following the agreement are printed copies of letters (folios 8-9) relating to the political agreement, including a letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven Fowle, 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī], the ruler of Qatar, dated 5 June 1935, enclosing and explaining the political agreement concluded between the British Government and APOC, and letters exchanged between representatives of APOC 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. .

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1 file (5 folios)
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The memorandum is part of a larger file, the first folio of which (f 1) is a contents page. The third and fourth items listed on the contents page are covered by memorandum number B 445.

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Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 6 and terminates at f 9, as it is part of a larger physical file; 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. The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the back cover; 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.

Pagination: The file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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‘Qatar Oil Concession and connected Documents [Political agreement of 5 June 1935 between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Limited, 1935]’ [‎7r] (4/11), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/18/B445, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023597596.0x000005> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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