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'File 0629/2 Correspondence regarding the land beneath the sea outside territorial waters' [23r] (45/54)
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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13* I?!)© ^persons ana eorapanlos deoignatod ac agents In the
proamble of this Agroement are hereby given the right
to assign their rights, privileges and obligations
under this ^greeraent to the Ckxrrpany 5 and they s’^all
InTora His Majesty’s dovemuent aocordingly* £he
Goriww shall speelfioally asmiae all these same
righto, privil^ee and obligations# Upon ouch
aecignment the persons and oompenieo aforesaid
deoignatad as agents shall be discharged from all
liability hereunder#
16* The concession may, at the request of His Majesty’s
Cknrem vant, be terninated by the Sheihh on the ground
that the Company has failed to observe any of the
* terms of this ^greeient between the Company and His
Majesty’s Government, and In the event of notice of
mi h termination being given the arbitration provioi ne
of the concession email apply if the Company considers
that termination is not Justified#
IK rraass whereof Mr# Hichaei Robert Wright, C#ri # o,,
on behalf of His ISaJosty f a Government * and Mr# adwln L*smith,
on behalf of the Superior Oil Company, have hereunto sot
In the event of a state of national emergency or war
(of the existence of which Hi© Majesty’s Oovemnent
shall be the ©ole Judge) ~
(1) His Majesty's Government shall have the right of pre
emption of all crude oil gotten under the Concession
granted by the Sheiidb to the Company and of all the
products thereof and shall have the right to require
the Company to the extent of any refining capacity
it may have in &bu Dhabi to produce oil fuel that shall
* their handa#
gim scsirau above £8£am&JiSl
Pre-emption Clause.
/comply
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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 View the complete information for this record
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- 14r:26v
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