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Agreements made by Petroleum Concessions Limited with Shaikhs of Dubai and Sharjah, 1937, Umm-al-Qaiwan, 1945, and Ajman, 1951 [‎243r] (64/181)

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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BIN MAKTUM AL-HASHER in the exercise
of his powers as RULER OF DUBAI. ARABIA,
on his own behalf and on behalf of and in
the name of his heirs and successors in
whom is or shall be vested for the time
being the responsiblity for the control and
Government of the State off Dubai,
(hereinafter called •• The Shaikh " ) of the
one part, and Petroleum Concessions
Limited, a Company registered in Great
Britain under the Companies Act, 1929, its
successors and assigns ( hereinafter called
"The Company") of the second part.
ARTICLE 1. (a) The area to which this
Agreement applies is the State of Dubai
including all Islands and Territorial Waters
appertaining thereto, (hereinafter referred to
as "The State") being all that Territory in
eluded in the Shaikhdom of Dubai.
The Shaikh agrees that when the
Territorial limits of the State of Dubai
have been determined the area covered by
the Concession will be coterminous with
the limits so determined.
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from working or entering for the present
into the area upon which the town named
Hatta A1 Jabaliyah is located until the
Shaikh grants the Company permission to
do so.
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and all concerned with that area is entirely
excluded for the purposes of this Agreement
ARTICLE 2. The period of this
Agreement shall be 75 Calendar years from
the date of signature.
The expression year, month and day
used in this Agreement shall mean what
is consistent with the Enilish Solar
Calendar and not any other. Further, the
weights mentioned in this Agreement shall
be reckoned on the English Ton of 2,240 lbs.
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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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Agreements made by Petroleum Concessions Limited with Shaikhs of Dubai and Sharjah, 1937, Umm-al-Qaiwan, 1945, and Ajman, 1951 [‎243r] (64/181), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/749/4, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100035849171.0x00005b> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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