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Agreements made by Petroleum Concessions Limited with Shaikhs of Dubai and Sharjah, 1937, Umm-al-Qaiwan, 1945, and Ajman, 1951 [‎234r] (46/181)

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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ways-subject to the jurisdiction of the
laws and under the legal authority of the
Shaikh in his capacity as the Ruler of the
State of Dubai.
ARTICLE 15. The Shaikh shall give
to the Company and its employees and
property all protection in his power from
theft, highway robbery, assault, wilful
damage and destruction,and the Company may
appoint in consultation with the Shaikh
and itself pay trustworthy guards who shall at
all times be subjects of the Shaikh unless
the Shaikh permits otherwise to assist in
protecting the property of the Company
and its employees. The Company shall erect
at its own expense suitable buildings for
the accommodation of such guards at such
places as the Company shall decide.
ARTICLE 16. In measuring the Sub
stances for purposes of royalty the factor
for conversion of the volume of oil into
weight shall be such figure as may be
determined and agreed upon between the
Shaikh and the Company after the discovery
of oil and the ascertainment of its specific
gravity.
The Company shall measure the Subs
tances by a method customarily used in good
technical practice and the Shaikh by his
representative duly authorised by him shall
have the right to observe such measuring
and to examine and test whatever applian
ces may be used for such measuring. Such
representative shall comply with all neces
sary and usual safeguards for the prevention
of fire and other accident; and shall make
all examinations and tests at such times and
in such manner as will cause the minimum of
interference with the company's operations.
If upon such examination or testing any
such appliance shall be found to be out of
order the Company will cause the same to
be put in order at its own expense within
a reasonable time, and if upon any such
examination aforesaid any error shall be
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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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