'File No. II/12 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re: affairs in Persia and Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf. Jan '09 --' [‎78v] (156/178)

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(3) The Sheikh further undertakes to
grant free of charge to the Company a strip of
land for the laying of such pipe-lines as may be
necessary, above or below ground, situated in
his lands or in those lands for the time being
under his jurisdiction, or leased or purchased by
him from others, with access thereto; and also
to grant free in connection with the said pipe
line, such uncultivated land as may be needed
by them for telegraph or telephone stations,
or pumping stations or quarters for line
inspectors and stalf, having an area of three
jaribs for each pumping station, and one and-
a-half jaribs for each of the other stations.
It is to be understood that, at the expira
tion of the concession, or of any extension or
renewal thereof, the Company shall relinquish
every pumping or other station that may be
erected on these lands, and shall not be entitled
to demand any refund of expenses in this con
nection.
It is agreed that in places where the pipe
line is exposed, guards shall be appointed.
Eurther, that the Sheikh will exert himself to
the utmost to prevent the wilful setting fire
to the oil in the pipe. In the event of such a
contingency occurring he will endeavour to
the utmost of his power to trace and punish the
offenders and, if they possess anything, to
recover compensation, but the Sheikh does
not accept personally any pecuniary liability
for loss which may accrue tc the Company
from this cause, and will not pay cornpen-^
sation.
(4) The Sheikh further undertakes to
hire to the Company an area or areas, aggre
gating ten jaribs, at Ahwaz and Nasiri, having
frontage on the eastern bank (edge) of the
Hiver Karun, for the storage of material
and building of store-houses, and such other
buildings as are needed for the Company’s
business, at a rate of £1 sterling per jarib per
annum, i.e., that the yearly amount of the
rent thereof will be £10 sterling.
The Company have power to select a site
or sites on the eastern edge of the Karun,
located opposite the island in the river, upstream
from the garden adjacent to the landing place
used by steamers plying on the Upper Karun.
Should*the Company find the ground selected
as above, after further examination, not suit
able for their requirements, they shall have the
right to select other sites of the same area and
description : and whatever buildings there shall
he on these areas shall be left by the Company
on the expiry of the lease or of any extension
or renewal thereof, and they are not entitled to
demand any refund of expenses in this connect
tion.
(5) In order that the Company may be
seitished that it has received from the Sheikh