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'CONFIDENTIAL VOL. B.58. 86/7-X P.C.L. TRUCIAL COAST' [‎19r] (42/408)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (200 folios). It was created in 30 Dec 1938-8 Apr 1941. 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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IN THE NAME
OP ALLAH THE COMPASSIONATE THE MENCIFUL
THIS AGREEMENT v/as concluded at Alou DhaLi on the
twentieth day of Dhi’l Ha’ dah in the year 1357 A.H.,
corresponding to the eleventh day of January ? 1939 A * D. ?
hotween His Excellency Shaikh Shakbut bin Sultan bin
Za ! id Ruler of Abu Dhabi and its dependencies (hereinafter
called u the Ruler ?f ) of the one part 5 and Mr. Stephen
Hemsley Longriggp General Manager of Petroleum Development
( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. )? Ltd.^ a British Company registered in
London* (hereinafter called the Company H ) of the other
part; and agreement has been reached as follows;
ARTICLE 1# The expression <f the Ruler H includes the
present Ruler of Abu Dhabi and its dependencies and his
heirs and, successors to whom may in future be entrusted
the rule of Abu Dhabi.
The expression s, year ir means the solar year.
The expression n ton ,? means the English ton.
The expression s, Oil in commercial quantities 51 means
the possession of a well or wells capable of r>reducing
at least two thousand tons of pure oil for thirty days
continuously. Amd if the Company shall have exported
four shixD-loads of oil* whether at one time or at various
times* then it shall be considered that the discovery of
oil in commercial quantities has taken place.
ARTICLE 2. The area included in this agreement is
the whole territory subject to the rule of the Ruler of
idou Dhabi and its dependencies? and all its islands and
territorial waters. And if in the future there should
be carried out a delimitation of the territory belonging
to Abu Dhabi? by arrangement with other Governments* then
the area (of this Agreement) shall coincide with the
boundaries provided in such delimitation.
( d) IT in the future a Neutral Zone should be formed

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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, Charles Geoffrey Prior), 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 (Hugh Weightman, Reginald George Alban), 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. (John Percival Gibson, Roland Tennyson Peel), the Foreign Office (Lacy Baggallay, Harry Maurice Eyres), the Petroleum Department (Frederick Charles Starling), Admiralty (Clifford George Jarrett) and Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited (Ernest Vincent Packer, Basil Henry Lermitte, John Skliros, H H Wheatley) regarding progress with 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. .

Discussion centres primarily on concession agreements for Abu Dhabi and Kalba [Kalbā] which had been obtained by Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) in 1938/1939, and the omitted clauses and rewording of the concession agreement which had been undertaken in an attempt to simplify the process. Also discussed are the political agreements between the company and His Majesty’s Government for each concession which would no longer require approval by the ruler of the state and discussing amended clauses to incorporate this decision.

In relation to the Kalba concession matters discussed included ensuring sufficient safeguards and guarantees were in place to protect Shaikh Hamad bin Sa’id [Ḥamad bin Sa‘īd Āl Qasimī], who was a minor, and his state whilst it was under the rulership of Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad bin Sultan [Khalid bin Aḥmad bin Sulṭān Āl Qasimī] as Regent. A copy of the Abu Dhabi Concession agreement can be found at folios 134-140 and Political agreement at folios 160-16; copies of the Kalba political agreement can be found at folios 64-69 and 164-165.

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 192-198.

Extent and format
1 volume (200 folios)
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The volume contains a table of contents on folio 4 comprising of subject headings and page references. The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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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 foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-191; these numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, but they are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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