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Agreement between [the] Ruler of Abu Dhabi and Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Ltd. [‎2r] (3/22)

The record is made up of 1 file (11 folios). It was created in 11 Jan 1939. It was written in English. 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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adjacent to the territories of x'ihu Dhabi and the rights of
rule over such Neutral 2one be shared betv/:en the Ruler
of Abu Dhabi and another Ruler, then the Ruler of Abu
Dhabi undertakes that this Agreement shall include all
the mineral oil rights which belong to him in such zone.
(c) The Company shall not undertake any works in
areas used and set apart for laces of worship or sacred
buildings or burial grouncs.
•iRTICLE 3 The Ruler by this Agreement grants to the
Company the sole right, for a period of seventy-five years
from the date of signature, to search for discover drill
for and produce mineral oils and their derivatives and
allied substances within the area, and the sole right to
the ownership of all the substances produced, and free
disposal thereof both inside and outside the territory:
provided that the export of oil shall be from the territory
of the Concession direct without passing across any
adjacent territory.
^na it is un<. erstocd that this Agreement is a grant
of rights over Oil and ca not be considered an Occupation
in any manner whatsoever.
ARTICLE 4. (a) The Company shall nay to the Ruler
tne sum of Rs.300,000 within thirty cays from the date of
signature of this Agreement*
(b) ^ the end of each year following signature (of
this agreement) the Company shall -'ay the sum of Rs. 100,000
to Cue Ruler until the discovery of oil in commercial
qiiunti cies, provided that this annual sum may be increased
in the circumstances provided in para, (d) of Article 5.
(c) Upon the discovery of oil in commercial quantities
in the territory the Company shall pay to the Ruler a
lump-sum of Rs.200,000 in addition to the annual sums payable

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The file concerns an agreement between Shaikh Shakbut bin Sultan bin Za'id [Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan], Ruler of Abu Dhabi, 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, which relates to the Abu Dhabi oil concession of 11 January 1939. The agreement details the general terms and conditions of the concession including the amount to be paid to the Shaikh by the company, and the benefits he will receive. The agreement is signed by Stephen Longrigg, General Manager of Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Ltd., and Shaikh Shakbut bin Sultan bin Za'id.

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1 file (11 folios)
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The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 11; 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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