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'File 82/27 VIII F 91 QATAR OIL' [‎31v] (71/468)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (230 folios). It was created in 24 Jul 1935-15 May 1937. 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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to His Excellency the Shaikh the following payments during the period of this
Agreement, namely :—
On do-nntnrp - - - - Four Lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
(O, Un signature (Rg
(h) At the end of each year of the first five i tp t i x, . ^
years from the date of signature - One and a hall 1-a^hs ot Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. . «
(Rs. 1,50,000.)
(c) At the end of the sixth year from the
date of signature and at the end of
every year which follows it until the
end of the concession - - -
{d) When the Company wins oil and saves it
into storage it shall pay royalty on the
Substances, in accordance with the
description of Article First, as follows:—
(1) On all the Substances which it
has won and saved into storage, except
asphalt, ozokerite and natural gas
per ton (2,240 English pounds) at
the rate of
(2) On asphalt and ozokerite won
and saved into storage per ton (2,240.
English pounds) at the rate of
(3) On natural gas produced and
sold per 1,000 cubic feet at the
rate of - -
Three Lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
(Rs. 3,00,000.)
Three Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
(Rs. 3.)
One Rupee Eight Annas.
(Re. 1 as. 8.)
Two Annas.
(As. 2.)
But the Company shall not pay royalty on any of the Substances used within the
State of Qatr by the Company or its employees.
Article Fifth. —The Company will measure all liquid matters, at the time
of their extraction from wells, either by dipping reservoirs, or by means of
measuring instruments, and measure solid substances by weighing; and it should
supply the Shaikh with a copy of the register if His Excellency so demand. Like
wise, the Company shall submit to His Excellency the Shaikh an account of the
Substances extracted by it for every six months and the authorized agent of the
Shaikh shall have the right of inspection thereof at all reasonable times.
Article Sixth. —The Company may construct, maintain and operate roads and
telegraph and telephone installations and their lines and wireless stations, railways,
refineries and the ordinary ports situated at Dohah for importing its materials, and
pipe-lines and pumping stations, workshops, houses and other things and works
which are useful for it, as required for the purposes of its operations, and also the
accommodations required for its employees, but excepting the places occupied by the
enterprise of their owners, or those which it will be difficult for their owners to part
with * and these are exempted. And the Company has the right to choose the port
which may be suitable for exporting its substances; and it will likewise hav^fe
right to use all the mea ns of transp ort required for its operations in ac cordan ce with
tl^s'Agreenrent, excepting aerial transport, \vliich ; on every occasion arising foiut,
the Company must obtain the Shaikh's permission and consent thereto. And His
Excellency the~STiaLkE~sfiaTr"have tire Tun rlgTit to use'those roads, the electric
(telegraph) lines, the wireless installations, telephones, and railways for his personal
business and for governmental purposes, in case of need free of charge; and the
Shaikh shall have the right, also, to use all the ports used and constructed by tb®
Company and the Company undertakes to afford His Excellency the Shaikh all
facilities in this respect.
Article Seventh. —The Shaikh grants to the Company the use and occupation of
uncultivated lands belonging to the Shaikh himself and which the Company inay !
require for its operations, free, after an understanding is arrived at between
the

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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, Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives and ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Sheikh of Qatar, in regard to the oil concession and the beginning of the oil exploration in Qatar. The volume includes: Programme of operations in Qatar from November 1936 to May 1937 (folios 110-118) and 'General and brief note on the water drilling operations of Petroleum Concessions Limited in Qatar' (folios 209-212).

There are some letters in Arabic, to and from the Sheikh of Qatar.

Extent and format
1 volume (230 folios)
Arrangement

The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 215-221). 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 an brief index at the beginning (f. 2) indicating the main topics covered in the volume.

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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, then 2-37; 38 and 38A; 39-55; 56 and 56A; 57-198; 199 and 199A; 200 and 200A; 201-217; 218 and 218A and it carries on until 225, which is the last number given to the back cover. There is also a second foliation sequence, incomplete.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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