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Agreements made by Petroleum Concessions Limited with Shaikhs of Dubai and Sharjah, 1937, Umm-al-Qaiwan, 1945, and Ajman, 1951 [‎267r] (112/181)

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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(c) The Shaikh's ships shall have the
right to use harbours utilised or constructed
by the Company provided that such use in
no way hampers the Company or interferes
in any way with the safety of its operations
of which the Company shall be the sole
judge. Any wharves or appurtenances con
structed by the Company shall be for its
exclusive use. The Company may use for
the purpose of its operations the harbours
along the coast of the State, but the
Company shall not impede or interfere
with the subjects of the Shaikh or their
right to continue the use of existing harbours,
anchorages, wharves and docks along the
coast of the State at present utilised by
them for their sailing craft and fishing
boats.
ARTICLE 12. The Company shall have
the right and be given the necessary
facilities.
(a) for the import of the Substances
into the State from any adjoining territory
by pipe lines or otherwise for the purpose
of operating any refinery which the Com
pany may decide to erect within the State,
and
(b) for the transport of the Substances
by pipe lines or otherwise over and across
the State from and to any adjoining terri
tory to any point suitable for the refining
or shipping of the Substances.
And no duties, taxes, charges or dues
of any nature whatsoever shall be levied
in respect of such import or transport.
ARTICLE 13. (a) The Company shall
have free of cost the unrestricted use and
occupation of and surface rights over all
uncultivated lands of the State which
the Company may need for the purpose of
its operations and in particular the Company
shall have the right to select an area or
areas of land chosen by the Company with
exclusive surface rights upon which to erect
drilling rigs, pump-stations, oil - refineries,
storage, terminal, shipping and aircraft
facilities and any other works required for
the Company's operations; and the Company
n^y taH lew f o r such 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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