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'File 39/23 II Negotiations for seabed oil in Bahrain, Trucial Coast and Qatar' [55r] (109/138)
The record is made up of 1 file (67 folios). It was created in 8 Jun 1949-5 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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Translation of letter dated the 5th Dhil Hajjah, 1368
(28.9.49) from the Ruler of Abu Dhabi to the Political
Agent, Bahrain.
After Compliments,
Vue have received your letter dated the 7th September
1949, corresponding to the 14th ^hil i^a’dah, 1368 in which
you mentioned that the Company claim sea-bed rights and
that they wish to proceed to arbitration.
We inform Your Excellency that there is absolutely
no mention or any suggestion of the sea-bed in the
agreement. The Company’s statement that we had not
replied to the letters they addressed to us in the^
matter until the date fixed for appointment of arbitrators
expired is against the fact as evidenced by the letters
exchanged between us and the Company - copies of which
are in our possession and the Company’s. vVe received a
letter dated the 7th June, 1949, equivalent to the 23rd
Sha’ban, 1368, from the Company before the expiry of the
period to which we sent a reply asking the Company
appoint an arbitrator on their behalf so that we migru
take similar line in turn, but our letter me f with no
success until the 18th July, 1949 corresponding to the ^ord
Ramadhan, 1368 and so because of this that the time lapsed.
&nd if the Company compel us to go to litigation,
the place of arbitration will certainly be London and we
shall aoooint as our arbitrator one of the barristers,
with whom we shall establish contacts to furnish him with
details of our case. If the Company have a claim
to make then we shall have ours and we shall place
the Company’s concession before the judging body for
scrutiny, ""he Comnany is free to choose her way
but the question of arbitration which you3p referred to
should wait until such time as we deem appropriate
to take up.
usual Ending.
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The file contains correspondence, in English and Arabic, 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, the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah and local rulers regarding their jurisdiction over the seabed adjacent to their coastline, for the purpose of oil drilling offshore.
The correspondents are:
- Ruler of Qatar, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī;
- Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah;
- Ruler of Umm-al-Qaiwain [Umm al-Quwain, UAE], Shaikh Ahmad II bin Rashid Al Mu'alla;
- the brother of the Ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqr Al Qasimi;
- Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, Sheikh Saqr bin Moḥammad Al Qasimi;
- Ruler of Ajman, Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi;
- Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan;
- Ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Āl Maktūm.
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- 1 file (67 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the file are arranged in 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 69; 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 incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-68; these numbers are written in a combination of pencil and ink, but are not circled (some are crossed out), and they are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/890
- Title
- 'File 39/23 II Negotiations for seabed oil in Bahrain, Trucial Coast and Qatar'
- Pages
- 15r:16v, 30r:30v, 55r:56v, 60r:61v
- Author
- Āl Nahyān, Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultān
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