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Agreements made by Petroleum Concessions Limited with Shaikhs of Dubai and Sharjah, 1937, Umm-al-Qaiwan, 1945, and Ajman, 1951 [‎266r] (110/181)

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 11. (a) For the purpose
of its operations hereunder the Company
shall have the right without hindrance to
construct, maintain and operate power
stations, refineries, pipelines and storage
tanks, facilities for water supply including
boring for water, telegraph and telephone
lines and installations and wireless install
ations, roads, railways, tramways, buildings,
ports, harbours, harbour works, aircraft,
buildings and landing places for aircraft,
wharves and jetties, oil and coaling stations,
with such lighting as may be requisite and
any other facilities or works which the
Company may consider necessary and for
such purposes to use free of all payments
any stone, sand, gravel, gypsum, lime, clay
or similar materials or water which may
be available provided always that the in
habitants of the State are not prevented
from taking their usual requirements
of these materials and that the water
supply of the local inhabitants and nomad
population who may be dependent on the
same is not endangered. The Company at
its discretion may select the position of any
such works. The Company may likewise
install and operate without hindrance all
such means of transportation by land, air
and water as may be necessary for the
effective conduct of its operations hereunder
provided it is for the purposes of this
Agreement.
v.
(b) The Company shall under normal
conditions accept and transmit free of
charge on its wireless and telegraph in
stallations such of the Shaikh's messages
as will not interfere with the Company's
business, and in times of national emergency
the Shaikh shall have the necessary use
free of charge of the Company's wireless
and telegraph installations and railways for
governmental purposes.
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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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