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Coll 30/110(2) 'Oil: Oil concessions on the Trucial Coast. Negotiations with Sheikhs. Ras-al-Khaimah Agreement. Abu Dhabi.' [96r] (191/917)
The record is made up of 1 file (453 folios). It was created in 18 Jun 1936-15 Jul 1946. 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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(3)
(3) The Company shall with every reasonable expedition and so as to avoid
demurrage on the vessel or vessels engaged to convey the same, do its utmost
to deliver all oil or products of oil purchased by the Government under their
said right of pre-emption in the quantities at the time and in the manner
required by the Government at a convenient place of shipment or at a place of
storage in [Has al Khaimah]to be determined by His Majesty*s Government. In
the event of a vessel employed to carry any such oil or products thereof on
behalf of His Majesty being detained on demurrage at the port of loading the
Company shall pay the amount due for demurrage according to the terms of the
charter oarty and/or the rates of loading previously agreed with the Company
unless the delay is due to causes beyond the control of the Company. Any
dispute which may arise as to whether the delay is due to causes beyond the
control of the Company shall be settled by agreement between His Majesty 1 s
Government and the Company, and, in default of such agreement, the question
shall be referred to two arbitrators, one to be chosen by His Majesty*s
Government (or the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
) and the other by the Company, with
power to appoint an umpire in case of disagreement, such arbitration to be
held in England and to be deemed a reference to Arbitration under the provi
sions of the Arbitration Acts 1889 to 1934 (52 and 53 Viet. c.49 ; 24 and 25
Geo. V.c.14) of the Imperial Parliament, or any statutory modification or
re-enactment thereof for the time being in force.
(4) The price to be paid for all oil or products of the refining or
treatment of oil taken in pre-emption by His Majesty’s Government shall be
either (a) as specified in a separate agreement or (b) if no such agreement
shall have been entered into, a fair price for the time being at the point
of delivery as the same shall be settled by agreement between His Majesty’s
Government and the Company, or in default of such agreement by arbitration
in the manner provided by the last preceding sub-clause.
To assist in arriving at a fair price at the point of delivery the
Company shall furnish for the confidential information of His Majesty’s
Government, if so required, particulars of the quantities, descriptions and
prices of[Has al Khaimahloil or products sold to other customers and of
charters or contracts entered into for carriage and shall exhibit to His
Majesty’s Government original or authenticated copies of contracts or charter
parties entered into for the sale and/or carriage of such oil or products.
(5) His Majesty’s Government shall be at liberty to take control of the
works, plant and premises of the Company/in [Has al Khaimah^ and in such event
the Company shall conform to and obey all directions issued by or on behalf
of His Majesty’s Government. Compensation shall be paid to the Company for
any loss or damage that may be proved to have been sustained by the Company
by reason of the exercise by His Majesty’s Government of the powers conferred
by this sub-clause. Any such compensation shall be settled by agreement
between His Majesty’s Government and the Company or, in default of agreement.
by arbitration in the manner provided by sub-clause (o).
SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by )
the said(john Charles Walton] )
on behalf of His Majesty’s )
Government in the presence of:-)
WALTON J
(L.S.)
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.
.
THE COMMON SEAL of Petroleum )
Limited was here- )
l in the presence )
Concessions Limited was here
unto affixed in the presence
of : -
(S E A L)
E.J.BROWN Secretary.
CADMAN
Director.
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The file concerns negotiations between Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) and the rulers of several states on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. over oil concession agreements. Petroleum Concessions Limited was the company approved by the British Government to seek oil concessions in the area; it later operated under its subsidiary company Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited. The papers principally relate to Ras-al-Khaimah and Abu Dhabi, but also concern Dubai, Sharjah, Umm-al-Qaiwain, Ajman, and Kalba.
The papers consist of correspondence and memoranda issued by the 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. , the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 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; and correspondence from the oil companies involved and local rulers (including four folios in Arabic, with English translations).
The papers cover: correspondence concerning undertakings by local rulers to protect oil surveying parties in their territories, and the amount of their liability in the event of any incidents; the involvement of Major Frank Holmes and Haji Williamson [William Richard Williamson]; the demarcation of boundaries in the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; draft agreements relating to Ras-al-Khaimah; British concern over interest in the area on the part of the American company California Arabian Standard Oil; the definition of the phrase 'the Trucial Sheikhs' (folios 386-387); papers concerning a request by PCL for permission from the British Government to employ a French assistant geologist (August-September 1937); a PCL report on the progress of negotiations in Abu Thabi [Abu Dhabi], February 1938 (folios 218-226); other draft agreements; minutes of meetings between British officials and PCL; statement giving the financial terms of certain oil agreements in Arabia (folios 144-147); and the prolongation of the agreement between the Ruler of Ras-al-Khaimah, Shaikh Sultan bin Salem, and Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited in 1941, as a result of the international situation (the Second World War, 1939-45).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (453 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 454; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-454; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 30/110(2) 'Oil: Oil concessions on the Trucial Coast. Negotiations with Sheikhs. Ras-al-Khaimah Agreement. Abu Dhabi.'
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- 95r:96v, 176r:181v, 421r:422v
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