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of signature of this Agreement or such normal extensions of such
religious lands^ cemeteries or buildings as the Shaikh may
indicate. For the purpose of this Agreement the State of Qatr
means all territory ruled by the Shaikh shown to the north of
the line on the map attached hereto.
The period of this Agreement shall be seventy-five
years from the date of its signature.
Articl e "5.
The Company shall make a thorough investigation of
the State of Qatr by such methods as may in its opinion best
enable it to ascertain its oil possibilities*
In carrying out its operations under this Agreement^
the Company shall employ all means customary and proper and shall
exploit its Concession by appropriate scientific methods.
The Company undertakes to keep accurate plans, maps,
records of wells drilled and such other data whether topographical,
geological or of drilling as it is customary to keep and such
material shall be open to inspection by the Shaikh or his duly
authorised representative.
The Company shall supply an annual report to the
Shaikh of its operations under this Agreement.
Article^.
In consideration of the rights granted by the Shaikh
to the Company hereunder, the Company shall make to the Shaikh
the following payments during the currency of this Agreement :-
(a) On the date of signature
(b) On each of the first four anniversaries
of the date of signature
(c) On the fifth and each subsequent
anniversary of the date of signature*...
but after the commencement of exports
of THE SUBSTANCES from Qatr the Company
shall pay, instead of the annual sums
mentioned in (b) and (c) above,
royalties as specified below on THE
SUBSTANCES exported from or sold for
consumption in Qatr during the year
ended 5 months prior to each anniversary
of the date of signature with the proviso
that such royalty payments will not in any
year total less than. * u * . -