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'File 82/27 VI (F 87) Qatar Oil' [106r] (226/454)
The record is made up of 1 file (221 folios). It was created in 17 Jan 1935-30 Apr 1935. 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 Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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^likewise, "tli© inlia.bita.nts can talc© such surplus wat©!* for th.GniS6lv6S
and their animals, free of charge.
Article Ninth . The Company can take any earth, mud, gravels,
lime, gypsum and stones and other similar substances which it
requires for its operations , free of charge , but it will not pre
vent the people from taking their customary requirements of these
materials. The Company, however, must only take what it requires;
and will not be justified in exporting any of these (materials)
abroad.
Article Tenth . In consideration of the sums agreed upon in
the fourth Article, the Company shall have the right to import
water, petroleum, fuel, machinery, motor-cars, lorries, aeroplanes,
equipments, instruments, wood, utensils, iron ware, building
materials, medicines, office equipments, household furniture, and
all other things, equipments and goods required by the Company or
by its employees for its operations; but not for sale to others;
and it shall have the right to export its substances and their deri
vatives and things already imported by the Company without Customs
duty or import duty or export duty or tax or any other duty. The
Company shall, however, pay the ordinary duty applicable to British
merchants in the principality of Qatr on all the personal effects,
piece-goods, general merchandise and provisions which it imports
Tor the personal use of its employees. And the Company and its
operations, incomes, profits and properties shall be exempt and
Tree, during the period of this agreement, from all the present and
^uture taxes of any kind whatsoever..
Irticle Eleventh . The Shaikh agrees that he will afford the
tecessary assistance for the enforcement of this agreement, and
-hat he will use his authority to protect the Company's employees
nd property as far as possible. But the Company shall also,
tself^ take the necessary steps in this respect, namely that the
haikh or his assign will appoint armed guards on his behalf and
he Company shall pay the expenses for this and the cost of their
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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between 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 Bahrain 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. at Bushire, the Government of India, 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 and Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives in regard to the negotiations with the Sheikh of Qatar, ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, for the oil concession.
The volume contains numerous draft agreements on the Qatar oil concession and also a 'Sketch map of Qatar Peninsula' (folio 22).
There are some letters in Arabic, to and from the Sheikh of Qatar.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (221 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 210-214). The file notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with reference numbers in red crayon, which refer back to that correspondence in the volume.
There is also a brief index at the beginning (f. 1v) indicating the main topics covered in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The main foliation is written in pencil, circled, and can be found 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 numbering commences at the title page with 1 and 1A; then 2-21; 22 and 22A; 23-25; 26 is missing or omitted; 27-65; 66 and 66A; 67-127; 128, 128A and 128B and terminates at the last folio with 217. A second incomplete foliation sequence is present between ff. 29-160; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/631
- Title
- 'File 82/27 VI (F 87) Qatar Oil'
- Pages
- 12r:21r, 60r:66v, 66ar, 66av, 67r:69r, 71r:94r, 102r:111r, 117r:128r, 174r:183r
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
- Copyright
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