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File 10/5 II Hasa oil: CASOC's activities in Hasa; development of Ras Tannura; Political Agent's visit to Hasa [‎29r] (70/656)

The record is made up of 1 volume (326 folios). It was created in 7 Jan 1935-26 Mar 1941. 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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ths decision of the referee r shall be final. place ot _
arbitration shall be such as mey be agreed^ upon by the parties,
and in default of agreement shall be the Hague, Holland.
Article 30 .
The Company ma^ notj, without the consent of the Government
assign it? rights and obligations un ~ ■ i o cw-u to any
ore. but it is understood that the Company, upon notiiyi-ng ^ ie
Government, shall have the right to assign its rights and
obligations hereunder to a corporation, it may organise
exclusively, for the purpose of this enterprise. Any_ such
corporation or organisation, upon being invested with an v or
5 il of rights and obligations under this contract, and upon
notification thereof to the Governnent, shall thereupon be
subject to the ternis and cor!j,_Lions ci --j-S agi^eemei-.c.
In the event of stock issued by any such corporation or
organisation s;iould be offered 'or sale .0 ' 4 he general ^ublic,
the inhabitants of Saudi Arabia shall be allowed ^ a reasonac-j-e
time to subscribe (upon similar terms and conditions offered
to others) for at least twenty percent, of such shares 01 stcck
S o h's' ad and offered for sale to the general public.
Article 31 .
Tt is understood that the pe '•iocis ox time r*e^e i - —
tlds agreement shall, be reckon eci on trie basis ^ solar
calendar.
Article 32 .
The effective date of this contract shall be the/-Late
of its publication in Saudi Arabia, following the nooixicax-xcn
of this contract by the Company.
Article 33
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This contract has been dram up in English and in Arabic
both texts shallhave equal valioi+y.
Article 34
It is understood that the contractafter^being signed
in Saudi Arabia, shall be subject to ratl ^J^ :L S n -' b ^
Comaany at its offices in San Francisco, Calxi ornia, •• - - ^ ^
it shall become effective. After both texts 01 tme ccnui^c.-
has been signed in duplicate in Saudi Aral^ia^ tne si^nea ^
copies shall be sent by registered mail m n^x -&:• —y
mail to the Company in San Francisco, tip aru
fifteen days after receipt in San Francisco, • -e .
transmit to the Government by telegraph wner- er or nuv. -u
ratifies this contract. If the contract is not ratxxiea
the Cornpanv v/ithin fifteen days alter that P e ^ 0(l ? 1 w
be null and void and of no further lorce or etfect.
Likewise, if the amount of the first payment and the
. . ' -? v-oor-io tb- time arreed upon m
first annual rental is no- ma-, e w_ .n-n ^ ^ +A
Article 16 hereof, the Government may o.eclare tn-o uxi^r^ct x
be null and void and of no further force or eiiect-.
Ueon ratification of this contract by uie ^o^anj, o^c ^
signed copy of each text, together with irie necessary ey^e^ .
as to ratification by the Company,shall be returned to .r
w , r Government. /

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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 on the oil concession in Saudi Arabia, the activities of California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) in Hasa, Saudi Arabia, and the development of the port and the refinery at Ras Tannura (also mentioned as Ras Tanurah). There are also documents on 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. 's visit to Hasa, in May 1939, including his report (folios 149-157). Also of interest: 'Copy of text of "Oil" Agreement between the "Standard Oil of California" and H.M. King Abdul-Aziz Al Saud' (folios 21-30).

There are notes at the end of the volume (folios 305-322).

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1 volume (326 folios)
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The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume (folios 305-322). The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.

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The foliation is in pencil in the top right corner. The numbering begins with the first (5th folio from the front) and ends with last page of writing (4th folio from the back). Between 103-112 and 173-179, folios are paginated on both sides.

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