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Agreements made by Petroleum Concessions Limited with Shaikhs of Dubai and Sharjah, 1937, Umm-al-Qaiwan, 1945, and Ajman, 1951 [‎247r] (72/181)

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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as provided in Article 5 - to the
Shaikh within (3) three months after the
close of each calendar year the sum of
(4) four annas per English ton of 2,240 lbs.
in respect of the Substances won and saved
during the said calendar year.
(b) The importation by the Company
of firearms and other weapons is prohibited,
except with the written permission of the
Shaikh.
( c ) The Company may import su^h
alcoholic drinks and liquors as the
Company may require for the use of
their foreign employees but only with the
written permission of the Shaikh, and the
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, or any authority
deputed by them, but the Company shall
not sell or give alcoholic drinks or liquors
to the Subjects of the Shaikh or to the
Subjects of adjoining Rulers who may be
employed within the State.
ARTICLE 10. The employees of th^
Company shall be allowed to enter into an i
to leave the State at all times withou 1 ,
let or hindrance and free of all charge, and
the Shaikh shall grant to the Company's
employees every facility required for the
purpose of the Company's operations
hereunder.
But the Company's employees shall
not interfere or by their actions cause any
disturbance or cause opposition to the
Shaikh's authority within the State of
Dubai and the employees shall not go
beyond the limit of their duties when
employed within or when leaving the confines
of the State of Dubai for the purpose of
this Agreement.
Further in the event of any of the
Company's employees - whether he be a
senior or a junior employee-committing an
offence which may cause disorder or
interfere with the moral or religious laws
or interfere with the politics or Subjects of
the State of Dubai or excite them to sedition,
then the Shaikh may apply to the Political
Agent, Bahrain, to send the person concern
ed-if a foreigner-out of the State of Dubai
but if a Subject of the Shaikh then the
Shaikh may arrest the culprit and deal
with him according to the laws of the State
of Dubai
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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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