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Agreement between [the] Ruler of Abu Dhabi and Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Ltd. [‎3r] (5/22)

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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(cl) ^fter the discovery of oil in commercial
quantities the Company shall cease to pry the annual
payments of Rs.100,000 and shall instead pay a Royalty
of three Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. per ton of oil extracted; provided that
if in either of the first tv/o years following the
discovery of oil in commercial quantities the total
of the Royalty payable be less than Rs.250,000, then
the Royalty shall be increased to Rs.250,000 for such
year, and in the years following those two years the
minimum amount payable as Royalty shall be Rs.500,000
per year,
(e) The'Oil subject to the payment of the Royalty
of three Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. per ton shall be pure oil free from
water and foreign matter and no Royalty shall be collected
on oil used by the Company and its employees for their
operations within the area.
(i) *ifter the discovery of oil in commercial
quantities the Company shall give to the Ruler quantities
of Petrol sufficient for his own private motor-cars.
iiRTICLxJ 5. (a) The Company undertakes to carr/ out
its operations in an energetic manner and by suitable
technical methods, and at all times to keep the Ruler
generally informed as to the progress of its drilling
operations and the results thereof for each well
separately, month by month. limilarly the Company is to
submit its geological maps of Abu Dhabi territory to the
Ruler or his representative before they are printed, and
he may if he so desires take copies of such maps, on
condition that all such information remains confidential
with the Ruler and his representative.
(b) The Company shall, within three months after
the end of each year, present to the Ruler a clear and

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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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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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