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'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession' [105r] (224/536)
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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which it will be difficult for their owners to part with; and these
are exempted. And the Company has the right to choose the port
which may he suitable for exporting its substances; and it will
likewise have the right to use all the means of transport required
for its operations in accordance with this Agreement, excepting
aerial transport, which, on every occasion arising for it, the
Company must obtain the Shaikh ? s permission and consent thereto.
And His Excellency the Shaikh shall have the full right to use those
roads, the electric (telegraph) lines, the wireless installations,
telephones, and railways for his personal business and for
governmental purposes, in case of need, free of charge; and the
Shaikh shall have the right, also, to use all the ports used and
constructed by the Company;, and the Company undertakes to afford
H.E. the Shaikh all facilities in this respect.
Article Seventh. The Shaikh grants to the Company the use and
occupation of uncultivated lands belonging to the Shaikh himself
and which the Company may require for its operations, free, after
an understanding is arrived at between the Shaikh and the Company
about them, excepting the lands surrounding Riyan, as will be
defined by the Shaikh himself . The Company has no right to acquire
lands occupied by the enterprise of the owners thereof and also
houses, places and lands which their owners decline to sell or to
rent; and excepting these, it does not matter to use (other lands)
if occasion arose. And the Company shall inform the Shaikh from
time to time of the lands, houses and buildings which it requires
to occupy for its enterprise. And the lands, houses and buildings
already acquired by the Company and found by it to be unnecessary
for it any longer for its business, shall be restored by the Company
to the Shaikh free. Provided that all the lands, houses and buildings
which have been acquired by the Company shall be handed over to the
shaikh free on the termination or prior to that, on the cancellation,
free.
A rticle Eighth. The Company may take any quantity of water which
it may require for its operations, free of charge, on the condition
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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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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/416
- Title
- 'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession'
- Pages
- 102r:111r, 134r:143r
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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