'CONFIDENTIAL VOL. B.58. 86/7-X P.C.L. TRUCIAL COAST' [80r] (164/408)
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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T ii I - S A Ct H E E M E IT T dated the day of
One thousand nine
hundred and thirty is made E E T ¥ E E IT HIS
MAJESTY’S GOVERTMEHT 111 THE U1TITED KINGDOM (hereinafter
called {, nis Majesty’s Government”) of the one part and
Petroleum Leo eioprent (
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
) Limited (hereinafter
called ’’the Company” which expression shall where the
context so admits be deemed to include its successors and/
or assignees and shall .also be deemed to include any
subsidiary Company) of the other part.
TMiEREAS the Company has obtained a concession dated
the 11th day of January, 1939 from the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi
(hereinafter called ”the Sheikh”) and certain responsibilities
devolve on His Majesty’s Government, the Company has agreed
with H is Maj esty’s G overnment as follows:-
The Company shall be and remain a British company
registered in Great Britain and having its principal place
oi business in Great Britain, and its Chairman shall at all
times be a British subject.
THE Agreement between the Company and the Sheikh shall
not be transferred to any other company without the prior
consent in writing of His Majesty’s Government, and any
other company to which that agreement may be transferred
shall be and remain a British company registered in Great
Britain and having its principal place of business in Great
Britain, and its Chairman shall at all times be a British
sub j ect.
THE
times be
provided
employees of the Company in Abu Dhabi shall at all
British subjects or subjects of the Sheikh,
that, with the consent of His Majesty’s Government,
such/
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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 five year exploration permit granted by the Shaikh of Ajman (Shaikh Rāshid Bin Ḥumaid Al-Nu`aimī) to Petroleum Concessions Limited, a copy of which can be found at folios 51-52;
- copies of lettersin Arabic and English from Ernest Vincent Packer, PCL to 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, the Sultan of Muscat, the Shaikh of Sharjah, the Shaikh of Dubai and the Regent at Kalba regarding the lack of an annual report for 1940 as owing to war conditions no work had been undertaken;
- the appointment of F A Ball as Chief Local Representative for Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited and the decision to retain Ernest Vincent Packer as General Manager at Bahrain and appoint Basil Henry Lermitte as Chief Local Representative for 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;
- a report by the Master of the Steamship Barpeta of an oil seepage 15 miles North-East of Halul Island [Ḩālūl] and subsequent investigation into the site where oil was welling up from a submarine gushe;.
- the decision 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. ) Limited in 1941 to exercise its right to a one year extension on their exploration permit and to re-open negotiations with the Shaikh of Ras al Khaimah [Ra's al Khaymah] (Shaikh Sulṭān bin Sālim Āl Qasimī) in the hope of acquiring an extension to cover up to a year following the end of the war.
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)
- Arrangement
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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- Title
- 'CONFIDENTIAL VOL. B.58. 86/7-X P.C.L. TRUCIAL COAST'
- Pages
- 19r:29v, 51r:52v, 64r:69v, 80r:86v, 124r:129v, 134r:140v, 160r:161v, 164r:165v
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