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'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession' [19r] (52/536)
The record is made up of 1 volume (261 folios). It was created in 17 Jan 1935-30 Apr 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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If such termination occurs after 35 years from the date
of signature of this Agreement^ all the property of the Company in
the State of Qatr shall be handed over to the Shaikh free of cost.
Wells actually producing at the time of such termination shall be
handed over in such reasonable good order and repair as they then
are.
On the expiry of this Agreement at the end of the period
of 75 years provided in Article 2^ or of any extension or renewal
of that period all the property of the Company in the State of
^atr shall be handed over to the Shaikh free of cost. Wells
actually producing at the time of such expiry shall be handed
over in such reasonable good order and repair as they then are.
The Shaikh shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement t-
(a) if the Company shall fail to make the payments referred
to in Article 4 within six months of the date on which
such payments fall due- Provided that if any such
payments are in dispute by the Company the Shaikh shall
not have the right to terminate 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.
(b) if the Company shall be in default under the arbitration
provisions of Article 16.
No 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
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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between 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. , 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 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 Bahrain with the Shaikh of Qatar, the Foreign Office, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) on the borders of Qatar, the oil concession and the relations of the Shaikhdoms with Ibn Saud.
The volume includes:
- 'SKETCH MAP OF QATAR PENINSULA' (ff. 5 and 23);
- draft of the Qatar Oil Concession and copy of the Kuwait Oil Agreement, 5 March 1934;
- telegram sent on 6 March 1935 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. to the Secretary of State for India, informing that a further extension of the exploration agreement was granted for 2 months by the Sheikh of Qatar to Mr Mylles, representing A.P.O.C. (f. 48);
- correspondence on the negotiation to find an agreement on some articles and on the financial conditions of the concession;
- drafts of the agreement with A.P.O.C. sent by Shaikh Abdullah and notes of the discussion 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. ;
- there are some letters to and from the Shaikh in the file, in Arabic with English translation;
- papers regarding a visit to Qatar of 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 Bahrain;
- telegram sent on 30 April 1935 form 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. to the Vice-Consul at Mohammerah informing that the agreement has been signed (f. 236).
There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 250-256).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (261 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 250-256. 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 on the front top right of each folio. The numbering is in pencil, mostly encircled, starting with 1 on the first page of writing and ending on back cover with 261. There is a second foliation, uncircled, starting from folio 26 (numbered 25) and ending on folio 101 (numbered 100).
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/416
- Title
- 'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession'
- Pages
- 13r:22v
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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