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'File 10/3 VI Qatar Oil Concession' [206r] (425/481)
The record is made up of 1 volume (234 folios). It was created in 25 Jul 1934-14 Jan 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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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.
Article_2«
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 3 months prior to each anniversary
of the date of signature with the proviso
that such royalty payments will not in any
y ^ r i-Q t: 1 1 e s s t h~n....
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- Content
The volume mainly contains correspondence, telegrams and memoranda exchanged 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. 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. and with the Foreign Office, the Secretary of State for India, the Sheikh of Qatar and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) on the boundaries of Qatar and the Qatar Oil Concession.
The volume includes:
- correspondence between 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. on the Qatar Oil Concession, mentioning the opportunity to build a refinery in Qatar;
- information about Bahrain [Buraini)] and its surroundings, with list of tribes which paid Zakah to Ibn Saud in 1922 and the Amir of Hasa in 1926, which includes number of men, camels and sheep for each tribe (ff. 45-56);
- 'Historical Memorandum of the relations of the Wahabi Amirs and Ibn Saud with Eastern Arabia and the British Government, 1800-1934' , published by 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. on 26 September 1934, containing a printed map 'APPENDIX C. MAP SHOWING THE EXTENT OF WAHABI AND OF MUSCAT POWER, 1865 ' (ff. 61-91A);
- draft of Qatar Oil Agreement attached to 14 January 1935 letter from A.P.O.C. to 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. .
There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 216-228).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (234 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume, (folios 216-228). 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 in pencil on the top right corner, encircled. The numbering starts on the first page of writing, then 90, 91A, 91B, 92; and then carries on until 233, which is the last number given on the back cover. There is a second foliation, in pencil on the top right corner, starting on folio 27 (numbered 17); and ending on folio 214 (numbered 201).
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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/15/2/415
- Title
- 'File 10/3 VI Qatar Oil Concession'
- Pages
- 141r:150v, 205r:214v
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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