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'File 38/4 Petroleum Concessions Limited Sharjah Concession' [26r] (51/162)
The record is made up of 1 file (79 folios). It was created in 2 Apr 1938-14 Dec 1950. 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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said right of pre-emption in the quantities at the time and in the manner
required by the Government at a convenient place of shipment or at a place of
storage in Sharjah to be determined by His Majesty’s Government. In the
event of a vessel employed to carry any such oil or products thereof on behalf of
his Majesty being detained on demurrage at the port of loading the Company
shall pay the amount due for demurrage according to the terms of the charter
party and/or the rates of loading previously agreed with the Company unless
the delay is due to causes beyond the control of the Company. Any dispute
which may arise as to whether the delay is due to causes beyond the control of
the Company shall be settled by agreement between His Majesty’s Government
and the Company, and, in default of such agreement, the question shall be
referred to two arbitrators, one to be chosen by His Majesty’s Government (or
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.
) and the other by the Company, with power to appoint
an umpire in case of disagreement, such arbitration to be held in England and
to be deemed a reference to arbitration under the provisions of the Arbitration
Acts 1889 to 1934 (52 and 53 Viet. c. 49 ; 24 and 25 Geo. V. c. 14) of the
Imperial Parliament, or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for
the time being in force.
(4) r l he price to be paid for all oil or products of the refining or treatment
of oil taken in pre-emption by His Majesty’s Government shall be either (a) as
specified in a separate agreement or (b) if no such agreement shall have been
entered into, a fair price for the time being at the point of delivery as the same
shall be settled by agreement between His Majesty’s Government and the
Company, or in default of such agreement by arbitration in the manner
provided by the last preceding sub-clause.
To assist in arriving at a fair price at the point of delivery the Company
so required, particulars of the quantities, descriptions and prices of Sharjah oil
or products sold to other customers and of charters or contracts entered into
for carriage and shall exhibit to His Majesty’s Government original or
authenticated copies of contracts or charter parties entered into for the sale
and/or carriage of such oil or products.
(5) His Majesty’s Government shall be at liberty to take control of the works,
plant and premises of the Company in Sharjah, and in such event the Company
shall conform to and obey all directions issued by or on behalf of His Majesty’s
Government. Compensation shall be paid to the Company for any loss or
damage that may be proved to have been sustained by the Company by reason
sub-clause. Any such compensation shall be settled by agreement between
His Majesty’s Government and the Company or, in default of agreement, by
arbitration in the manner provided by sub-clause (3).
Signed Sealed and Delivered by the
shall furnish for the confidential information of His Majesty’s Government, if
of the exercise by His Majesty’s Government of the powers conferred by this
said John Charles Walton, C.B.,
on behalf of His Majesty’s Govern
ment in the presence of—
J. C. WALTON (l.s.)
A. C. B. SYMON,
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.
.
(seal)
f
W. FRASER, Director.
E. J. BROWN, Secretary.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the oil concession in the Sharjah territories. The correspondence is between: 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; representatives of Petroleum Concessions Limited 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, in London, Bahrain, and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. [United Arab Emirates]; 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; the Political 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. at Bushire (later Bahrain) [ Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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. ]; 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. ; Sultan bin Saqr [Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ], the Ruler of Sharjah; and the Government of India.
The majority of the file covers an amendment to the 1937 concession agreement between the oil company, Petroleum Concessions Ltd, and Shaikh Sultan that was made in February 1946. This amendment was made in order to extend the permitted drilling period following the Second World War, during which no drilling was carried out. Permission to open negotiations over the matter was sought from the British Government by the company. There is a copy of the agreed amendment on folio 72.
Other matters covered by the file include:
- the desire of Shaikh Sultan to open a bank branch in Sharjah in order to receive royalty payments;
- confirmation of the initial 1937 concession agreement;
- the presentation by Petroleum Concessions Limited of a gift of motor vehicles to Shaikh Sultan;
- payment of the annual concession payment by the company to Shaikh Sultan;
- the arrival of a geological party in the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. in early 1946;
- the correct channels of communication with the British Government to be used by the company.
Folios 19-28 is Memo B 467 of 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. and includes a copy of the commercial agreement between the company and Shaikh Sultan, a copy of the 'political agreement' between the company and the British Government, and copies of correspondence relating to both.
Folios 76-80 are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (79 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
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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 2-75; these numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, but they are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/866
- Title
- 'File 38/4 Petroleum Concessions Limited Sharjah Concession'
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- 19r:28v, 38r:41v
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