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'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession' [‎136r] (286/536)

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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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5.
(2) On asphalt and ozokerite won and
saved per ton (2240 English pounds)
at the rate of Rs
(5) On natural gas produced and sold
per 1000 cubic feet at the rate of Rs.
I or
a sum of Rs..o 0 ... p.a. whichever
shall be the greater.
But no royalty shall be payable on any substances used
within the State of Qatr by the Company or its employees or on any
water or foreign matter extracted with the oil.
In consideration of the exemption from taxes, dues and
duties as provided for in Article 10 and the right to re-export
material which had been previously imported as is provided for in
Articles 10 and 13, the Company shall make the following paymentsj-
(1) On each anniversary of the date of
signature and until the Company declares
it has found oil in commercial quantity Rs.
(2) On each anniversary of the date of
signature and after the Company declares
it has found oil in commercial quantity Rs.
Article Fifth. The Company will measure all liquid matters, at
the time of their extraction from wells, either by dipping
reservoirs or by means of measuring instruments, and measure solid
substances by weighing; and it should supply the Shaikh with a copy
of the register if His Excellency so demand. Likewise, the Company
shall submit to His Excellency the Shaikh an account of the
substances extracted by it for every six months and the authorized
agent of the Shaikh shall have the right of inspection thereof at
all reasonable times,
A rticle Sixth.. The Company may construct, maintain and operate
roads and telegraph and telephone installations and their lines and
I
wireless stations, railways, refineries and the ordinary ports
situated at Dohah for importing.its materials, and pipe-lines and
pumping stations, workshops^ houses and other things and works whicn
1 are useful for it, as required for the purposes of its operations,
tilso the. accommodations required for its employees, but excepting
Places occupied by the enterprise of their owners, or tnose

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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.

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There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 250-256).

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1 volume (261 folios)
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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.

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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
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