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'Agreement relating to the Kalba Oil Concession [between] His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited' [2v] (4/6)
The record is made up of 1 file (2 folios). It was created in 11 Apr 1940. 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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NO r i¥TIHSTANDING- anything contained in the Agreement between
the Company and the Sheikh the Company shall not have the right to
use or occupy, and shall not include in the; areas to be acquired or
utilised for the purposes of its operations, any sites which may
have been selected by or on behalf of tho Sheikh or His Majesty^
Government for defence purposes, for aerodromes, aeroplane or
seaplane bases or for 'wireless and telegraph installations or in
connection with the development of harbours, provided that with
the consent of His Majesty* s Government which shall not be
unreasonably •withheld the Company shall have the right to use for
the purposes of its operations such, harbours as may be developed
by the Sheikh or His Majesty’s Government if there is not reason
able harbour accommodation available elsewhere. Subject to the
terms of the agreement between the Company and the Sheikh harbours
developed by the Company shall be under its complete and exclusive
control.
TELEGRAHi, wireless and telephone installations, if any,
maintained by the Company % shall be for use only in its business and
as provided in the conoession, and shall be so constructed and
operated that their operations shall not interfere with the
operations of such wireless, telegraph or telephone installations as
may be established by the Sheikh or His Hajosty*s Government, or
their agent,
THE Company, whether they sha.ll have been consulted by tho
Sheikh or not, will not tender him any advice in the matter of the
opening of a branch of a bank in Kalba without previous consul
tation with His Majesty*s Government,
IN the event of a state of national emergency or war (of the
existence of either of which His Majesty’s Government shall be the
sole judge) His Majesty’s Government shall have the right of pre
emption of all the oil produced in Kalba in accordance with the
terms of the Schedule hereto,
THE Company shall obtain the prior permission of -the Sheikh
befor working in any particular area, in order that the Sheikh may
be in a position to fulfil his responsibilities for the protection
of the Company. In any case in wtiich the Company feels that the
free movement of its personnel within the concession area is being
unnecessarily restricted the matter shall be referred to the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
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HI Y/ii'NESS './hereof John Charles Walton C.B. on behalf of
His Majesty’s Government has hereunto set his hand and seal and the
Company has hereunto caused its Common Seal to be affixed the day
and year first above written.
THE SCHEDULE above referred to
Pre-emption Clause
In the event of a state of national emergency or war (of the
existence of which His Majesty’s Government shall be the sole judge) -
(l) His Majesty’s Government shall have the right of pre-ompticn
of all crude oil gotten under the Concession granted by the Sheikh 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 Kalba to produce oil fuel that shall comply with the Admiralty
specifications at the time provided that Kalba oil be of a suitable kind
and quality for this purpose.
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The file concerns an agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom 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 Kalba oil concession agreed between 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 and the Regent of Kalba, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Qasimi. The agreement outlines the terms and conditions laid down by the British Government, regulating the operation of the company in Kalba. The document includes a 'pre-emption' clause which is relevant in the event of a state of national emergency or war.
The agreement is signed by John Charles Walton, Assistant Under-Secretary of State for India, on behalf of the British Government, and is witnessed by H S Painter from the 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. , as well as receiving the seal 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. ) Limited.
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The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 3; 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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