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'File 0629/2 Correspondence regarding the land beneath the sea outside territorial waters' [25r] (49/54)
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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arbitration under the provisions of the Arbitration Act
of 1889 (52 and 53 Viet. c. 49) of the United Kingdom
Parliament, or any statutory modification or re-enactment
thereof for the time being in force.
(4) The 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 subclause.
To assist in arriving at a fair price at the
point of delivery the Company shall furnish for the
confidential information of His Majesty’s Government,
if so required, particulars of the quantities,
descriptions and prices of Qatar 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.
His Majesty’s Government shall be at liberty to take
control of the works, plant and premises of the
Company in Abu Dhabi 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 of the exercise by His Majesty s
/ Government
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- IOR/R/15/4/10
- Title
- 'File 0629/2 Correspondence regarding the land beneath the sea outside territorial waters'
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- 14r:26v
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