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Agreements made by Petroleum Concessions Limited with Shaikhs of Dubai and Sharjah, 1937, Umm-al-Qaiwan, 1945, and Ajman, 1951 [‎229r] (36/181)

The record is made up of 1 file (5 files, 90 folios). It was created in 1937-1951. 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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ARTICLE 8. Within three months after
the expiry of each calendar year, the
Company shall deliver to the Shaikh a
statement of the amount of the Substances
won and saved and in the case of natural
gas produced and sold during the said calen
dar year,and of the royalty which is or might
have been payable under Article 5, together
with a report of its operations during the
said year. The Shaikh or his representative
shall have the right to check such returns
and statements, and all such returns and
statements and the reports of the Company's
operations shall be treated as confidential
by the Shaikh
ARTICLE 9. (a) The Company shall
have the right to import water, the Sub
stances, fuel, machinery, motor-cars
and lorries,air craft, equipment, plant, timber,
utensils, iron work, building materials, food
supplies, medicines, medical supplies, office
equipment and household furniture, and other
materials, equipment and goods of whatsoever
nature required by the Company and its
employees for the purpose of its operations
hereunder and to export the Substances and
articles previously imported by the Company
free of customs or export duty and taxes
or other charges, but it shall pay on all
personal goods, clothing and general mer
chandise imported by the Company for the
personal use of its employees or for resale
to them the ordinary duty in force for the
time being in the State. Saving as
in Article 5 and in this Article provided,
the Company, its personnel, its operations,
income, profits and property including the
Substances shall be exempt and free during
the period of this Agreement from all
present or future harbour duties, import
duties, export duties, taxes, imposts and
charges of any kind whether State or local,
tolls and land surface rent of whatever
nature.
In consideration of the right herein
granted the Company shall pay-in addition
to the Royalty per ton of Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ( 3 )
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The file contains bi-lingual (English and Arabic) copies of oil concession agreements made between Petroleum Concessions Limited and the Shaikhs of Ajman, Dubai, Sharjah and Umm-Al-Quwain. The details of which are as follows:

  • Bi-lingual copy of agreement between Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid, Ruler of Ajman and Petroleum Concessions Limited, 31 January, 1951 (folios 211-223);
  • Bi-lingual copy of agreement between Shaikh Said bin Maktum Al Hasher, Ruler of Dubai and Petroleum Concessions Limited, 22 May, 1937 (folios 224-241);
  • Bi-lingual copy of agreement between Shaikh Said bin Maktum Al Hasher, Ruler of Dubai and Petroleum Concessions Limited, 22 May, 1937 with Annexure (folios 242-259);
  • Bi-lingual copy of agreement between Shaikh Sultan bin Sagar, Ruler of Sharjah and Petroleum Concessions Limited, 17 September 1937 and amendments from 7 February, 1951 (folios 260-281);
  • Bi-lingual copy of agreement between Shaikh Ahmad bin Rashid, Ruler of Umm-Al-Quwain and Petroleum Concessions Limited, 20 March, 1945 and an amendment from 16 November, 1951 (folios 282-300).
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1 file (5 files, 90 folios)
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Condition: Five separate files, four of which are bound pamphlets and one consists of loose sheets in a folder.

Foliation: The file's foliation sequence is written in pencil, circled, and is 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
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