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'File 0629/2 Correspondence regarding the land beneath the sea outside territorial waters' [‎8r] (15/54)

The record is made up of 1 file (25 folios). It was created in 15 Apr 1950-6 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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9. jwfore^ieavlnc Abu Dhabi oft the 3rd December,
I was given a signed and seeled copy of ^agreement which
I shall keep in the archives here until X receive other
instructions from you. Mr. Garrett told me before he
left that he would deliver a further copy to you on his
return to Bahrain.
Yours sincerely,
H.D. Michell
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The file contains correspondence regarding oil concession grants for land beneath the sea beyond the three mile territorial limit. The correspondence is principally between the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, and Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan [Shakhbūṭ bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān], the ruler of Abu Dhabi.

The file covers the oil concession granted by Shaikh Shakhbut to the Superior Oil Company (California) for the subsoil beneath the sea beyond the three mile territorial limit. It includes the political agreement signed by the British Government and the Superior Oil Company on the 15 April 1950, wherein the obligations of the former are stipulated.

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1 file (25 folios)
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The file is arranged in reverse chronological order.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 27; 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.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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