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'F 83 File 82/27-II QATAR OIL' [‎108r] (230/630)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (310 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1934-1 Mar 1934. It was written in English. 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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7.
the Agreement until the dispute shall have "been arbitrated on
under Article 16 and unless the Company has failed to comply
with the decision of the arbitrators within three months of
the date of such decision.
Article 15.
Ho failure or omission on the part of the Company
to fulfil any of the conditions of this Agreement shall give
the Shaikh any claim against the Company or be deemed a
breach of this Agreement insofar as the same arises from
force majeure and if through such force majeure the
fulfilment by the Company of any of the conditions of this
Agreement be delayed, the period of such delay together with
such period as may be necessary for the restoration of any
damage done during such delay shall be added to the periods
fixed by this Agreement, The necessary restoration of such
damage will be carried out by the Company as expeditiously
as possible.
Article 16.
If any dispute should arise between the Shaikh and
the Company as to the interpretation of this Agreement or as
to any matter arising out of it or v^ith reference to the
obligations or either party under it, such dispute shall,
failing any agreement to settle it in any other way, be
referred to two arbitrators, one to be nominated by the Shaikh
and one by the Company. Each party shall nominate its
arbitrator within 30 days of receiving a request from the
other party to do so. The two arbitrators shall thereafter
choose a third arbitrator. But should they, or any other two
arbitrators appointed instead of them b^ the two parties,
fail to agree on the third arbitrator within 60 days of the
request to arbitrate, then both parties agree to accept a
third arbitrator nominated by the Court of International
Justice at the Hague.

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The volume contains 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. 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 Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives 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. in London, regarding the political situation in Qatar, the southern boundary of Qatar and the Oil Concession.

The volume also contains 'Note on conversation on 15 December 1933 with Mr G.W. Rendel, Foreign Office, on future policy in regard to Qatar.' (folios 68-78), draft 'Qatar Concession', 11 December 1933 (folios 102-110) and 'Mr. Williamson's Political Note on Qatar', with genealogical tree of the Al Thani family, 15 January 1934 (folios 125-135).

There are two maps within the volume: a blueprint on folio 148, 'Geological Sketch Map of Qatar Peninsula', produced during a geological survey of Qatar, showing villages, deserted buildings, water wells, roads and routes and a 'Sketch Map of Qatar Peninsula' (folio 285).

Extent and format
1 volume (310 folios)
Arrangement

The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 298-302). The file notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give brief description of the correspondence with reference numbers in red crayon, which refer back to that correspondence in the volume.

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The foliation is written in pencil 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 begins on the title page with 1;1A; 1B and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 308. There is another foliation sequence, which is incomplete.

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