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'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession' [75r] (164/536)
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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of its operations; but it will not be permitted to sell
these articles to others; and it has the right to export
its petroleum, products and articles previously imported
by it free of Customs, import or export duty or taxes or
other charges; but the Company shall pay the ordinary duty
charged from British merchants in the State of Qatr on all
personal goods, clothing and general merchandise and food
supplies imported by it for the personal use of its employees.
And the Company, its operations, incomes and profits and
properties shall be exempt and free from all present and
future taxes and charges of any kind as long as this
Agreement endures.
CQiiaition ^lev^rit-L- . I, Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim ath-Thani
will aflord all the necessary assistance to the Company for
facilitating the carrying out of -fehis Agreement, and will
likewise do all that I can to protect its employees and
properties. The Company can, after consultation with me,
appoint guards to assist in protecting the Company 1 s employees
and properties.
Condition Tv/elfth . If the Company desires to transfer this
agreement to any other commercial company, it is permissible
for her to do; but the Company is not permitted to transfer
it to any Government; and it is necessary that the Company
to which this Agreement is transferred should be able to fulfil
all the duties and obligations of this Agreement. Similarly,
if the Company finds it necessary to form another Company or
subsidiary companies under its own control for the working of
this Agreement, it is permissible for it to do so. All such
subsidiary Companies shall have all the rights and privileges
which/
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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
- 70r:80r
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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