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'Confidential 86/7-VIII B-45 P.C.L. TRUCIAL COAST' [‎70r] (144/444)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (218 folios). It was created in 12 Aug 1937-29 Dec 1937. 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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Company declares in writing to the Shaikh
that Substances have been discovered in
commercial quantities in accordance with
the Sub-Clause (b) of this Article 5. or until
the Company commences Production from
quantities less than commercial quantities
In the event of such Production by the
Company from quantities less than commer
cial quantities either Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 50000 ( Fifty
Thousand ) per year or Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 3 (three)
per English Ton of 2,240 lbs. in respect
of the Substances so won and saved shall
be payable, whichever is the greater.
(d) At the end of every year from
the date upon which the Company makes
in writing to the Shaikh the declaration
that the Substances have been discovered
in commercial quantities Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ( 90,000 )
(Ninety thousand) or Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 3 (Three) per
English ton of 2,240 lbs. in respect of the
Substances other than natural gas, won and
saved during the preceding Calendar year,
whichever is the greater.
( e ) Annas 2 (two) per 1,000 cubic
feet of natural gas produced and sold.
In calculating royalty for the purpose
of this article account shall not be taken
of any of the substances used by the Com
pany in its operations or used by the Com
pany s employees within the State, necessary
for their use, nor of any water or foreign
matter which may be produced with the
Substances.
ARTICLE 6. The Company shall not
carry on any operations within areas occu
pied by or devoted to the purposes of
mosques, sacred buildings or graveyards.
i ARTICLE 7. The Company shall
conduct its operations in a workmanlike
manner and by appropriate scientific me-
0 s and shall take all reasonable
measures to prevent the ingress of water
0 any petroleum - bearing strata and shall
c * ose an Y unproductive holes drilled by
1 and subsequently abandoned. The Company
shall keep the Shaikh informed generally
8 o the progress and result of its drilling
operations but such information shall be
ealed as confidential.
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The volume contains correspondence between 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. (Trenchard Craven Fowle, Olaf Kirkpatrick Caroe), 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 (Tom Hickinbotham, Hugh Weightman), the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at Sharjah (Khan Sahib Saiyid ‘Abd al-Razzaq), the Secretary of State for India and Burma (Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland), 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. (John Charles Walton, Alexander Colin Symon, John Percival Gibson) and Petroleum Concessions Limited (Frederick Lewisohn, Stephen Hemsley Longrigg, Frank Holmes, Basil Henry Lermitte, Ernest Vincent Packer) regarding negotiations for oil concessions on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .

The correspondence focuses on the negotiations between Shaikh Sultan bin Salim [Shaikh Sulṭān bin Sālim Āl Qasimī], Ruler of Ras al Khaimah [Ra's al Khaymah] and Basil Henry Lermitte of Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) and the progress made in attempting to reach an acceptable agreement for both parties.

Also included in the volume are details of the situation with the Shaikh Ahmad bin Rashid [Aḥmad bin rāshid Āl Mu'alla] of Umm al Qaiwain [Umm al Qaywayn] who wishes to await the conclusion of the Ras al Khaimah negotiations before agreeing to a concession with PCL; Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid [Rāshid Bin Ḥumaid Al-Nu`aimī], Ruler of Ajman who wishes to await the expiry of his existing option with PCL before commencing negotiations; and Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan bin Zaid [Shaikh Shakhbūt bin Sulṭān bin Zāyid Āl Nahyān], Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with whom it is concluded that negotiations should be put on hold until the Shaikh’s uncle and chief adviser Khalifa bin Zaid [Khalīfah bin Zāyid Āl Nahyān] had returned from Braimi [Al Buraymī].

Further discussions refer to Qatar, where PCL intended concluding their geological explorations and to commence their drilling programme; and Muscat and Dhofar where they hoped to make use of an RAF plane in order to reach more remote areas for geological survey.

Also included in the volume is confirmation of the acceptance by Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar [Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qasimī], Ruler of Sharjah of the political agreement and exchange of notes required by His Majesty’s Government in order approve the concession agreement made with Petroleum Concessions Limited; and the signing of the oil concession agreement in Sharjah on 13 September 1937. Later correspondence discusses some typing errors identified in the text of the concession agreement and the need for the political agreement to be the same as Debai’s [Dubai] and not the amended version recently approved by 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. . Copies of the signed concession can be found at folios 6-85 and 157-175, and a copy of the political agreement and letters to be exchanged at folios 179-186.

Other matters discussed in the volume include:

A series of file notes which were maintained as a record of the correspondence in the volume can be found at folios 202-215.

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1 volume (218 folios)
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The volume contains a table of contents on folio 5 consisting of subject headings and page references. The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 7-203; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The additional sequence is located in the same position as the main foliation, though some numbers are instead located on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. . A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superceded and therefore crossed out.

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