'File 82/1 II (F 53) A.P.O.C., and Oil Concession - Arab Coast' [267r] (539/576)
The record is made up of 1 volume (286 folios). It was created in 10 May 1923-9 Jan 1924. 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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As however T have also to negotiate with Bahrain, and as I would
propose to do so (subject to the approval of the Pohtica
atelv after the completion of negotiations with Kuwait, I \enture to as
that Lieutenant -Colonel Trevor may be authorised by you to ^
to Kuwait in R. I. M: S. " Lawrence " to assist me on your behalf m tne.e
negotiations: without your or his presence the Shaikh might, on yew of
bis arrangements on the subject with Government, not f- el .]ustihed
negotiating.
9. I have sent a copy of this letter with enclosures to the Honourab e
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and to 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
Kuwait.
COPY.
Draft Agreement.
T» Shaikli Tea Hn All, O-S-I., C.I.E., Shaikh of Bahra in p^ r l dependehcicS of tllO
between Shaikh Hamad ^ j abi r ) C.I.K., Shaikh of Kuwait
one part hereinafter called the Shaikh, and the P Arcy Exploration Com-
pany, Limited of the other part hereinafter called the Company.
Article 1 —With the approval of His Majesty's Government the
Shaikh grants to the Company by these presents a special exclusive privilege
to search for, obtain,.exploit, develop, render suitable for trade., carry away
Dv pipe lines or otherwise and sell natural gas, petroleum, asphalte anc
ozokerite throughout the whole extent of the territories under his control
for a period of 60 years from the date of this agreement.
Article 2 —The Company shall have the exclusive right to drill for oil
and for water and to make all investigations necessary for the purpose ot
their business in any part of the said territories shall have the exclusive
right to construct and operate pipelines, railways, refineries, storage-tan vs,
wharves and jetties and to construct and erect tramways, roads, buildings
machinery and telegraph apparatus of al 1 kinds m any part of the said
territory so far as may be necessary for the purposes of their business.
The Comnany shall have the' right to collect and use free anywhere_ in
the Shaikh's territory stone, gypsum, sulphur, clay, wood and water whether
from rivers or springs for the purpose of their work.
The selection of routes and sites for such work and the course of the
pipe lines shall rest with the Company.
Article S. —All lands whatever required by the Company for the pur
pose of their preliminary exploration for oil including all or any natural
springs of oil in the said territories together with an adequate supply ot
water so far as available shall be granted by tHe Shaikh to the Company free
of charge and without let or hinderance from, any of their relatives or depend
ents or any of their tribesmen nor of third parties. And it is hereby' agiee,
that in consideration of the sums to be paid to the Shaikh laid down m
Article 12 any claim for compensation reward or subsidy put torward by
a third party in respect of such land or of the services to be rendered to t 1 e
Company by the Shaikh shall be met by the said Shaikh or his heir's and
successors and that under no circumstances shall the Company be made to pay
compensation for the same.
Article —The Shaikh grants gratuitously to the Company all un
cultivated lands belonging to him which may be needed by the Company for
their operations.
Lands so granted shall be the property of the Oompany for the period
of their agreement and the Company, shall have full proprietary rights
therein. V
The Shaikh also recognises that the Company has the right to acquire
all and any other lands and buildings necessary for the said purpose with
the consent of the proprietors on such conditions as may be arranged between
the Company and the said proprietors without their being allowed to make
demands of a nature to surcharge the prices ordinarily current for lands
and buildings situated in their respective localities.
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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Department, the Colonial Office and the Secretary of State at 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, 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 Political Agents at Kuwait and Muscat, local rulers, Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC) and Eastern and General Syndicate Limited representatives on the negotiations for oil concessions in Kuwait, Bahrain, Nejd [Najd, Jubail, Saudi Arabia], Qatar, Muscat, Oman and Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
The volume includes documents regarding:
- Bahrain: Letter in English and Arabic from 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. in the Gulf to Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, Ruler of Bahrain, informing him that the British Government didn't approve the Bahrain Oil Concession being agreed to Major Frank Holmes, representing Eastern and General Syndicate (folios 41-42) and subsequent correspondence regarding the cancellation of this concession (folios 125-126) and the agreement with APOC;
- Kuwait: Draft Agreements between Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, Ruler of Kuwait, and D'Arcy Exploration Company limited, on the oil exploration license in Kuwait (draft agreement 20 June 1923 on folios 51-60; draft agreement 6 September 1923 on folios 157-171 and draft agreement 18 November 1923 on folios 198-210; in Arabic on folios 229-235) and minutes of a meeting to discuss it (folios 61-64A); correspondence 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. in Kuwait and the ruler of Kuwait, regarding contacts being made with Major Holmes and Eastern and General Syndicate, in Arabic with English translation (folios 83-89).
- Najd: Report on Najd Oil Concession by J.B. Mackie (folios 31-33); letter from Āl Sa‘ūd, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal (Ibn Sa‘ūd), Sultan of Najd, to the High Commissioner for Iraq dated 21 May 1923, in Arabic with English translation, regarding oil exploration being granted to Eastern and General Syndicate (folios 76-78).
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- 1 volume (286 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the beginning of the volume, on folio 3.
- Physical characteristics
The main foliation is in pencil, encircled, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The numbering begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 1, then 2-63; 64A and 64B; 65-195; 196A and 196B and it carries on to the last folio, ending on 284. There is another foliation sequence, which is incomplete.
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- Title
- 'File 82/1 II (F 53) A.P.O.C., and Oil Concession - Arab Coast'
- Pages
- 16r:16v, 28r:28v, 34r:34v, 98r:98v, 136r:136v, 151r:151v, 154r:155v, 174r:175v, 179r:180v, 239r:239v, 243r:243v, 250r:251v, 266r:267v, 269r
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- Wilson, Sir Arnold Talbot
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