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'F-86 File 82/27 - V QATAR OIL' [‎205r] (418/466)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (228 folios). It was created in 19 Jun 1934-21 Jan 1935. 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.
(1) On all Trtii SUBSTANCES other than asphalt
ozokerite and natural gas royalty per ton
(2240 English pounds) at the rate of
(2) On asphalt and ozokerite royalty per ton
(2240 English pounds) at the rate of
^(J) On natural gas royalty per 1,000 cubic
feet at the rate of
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If the Shaikh shall require payment of royalties at
any time other than an anniversary of the date of signature the
Company shall on notice being given by the Shaikh pay such
royalties as may have accrued up to a date 5 months prior to the
receipt of such notice from the Shaikh and a reasonable time
shall be allowed to the Company to effect the payment.
Article Q.
The Company shall measure all fluid substances exported
from or sold for consumption in the State of Qatr by dipping of
tanks or through orifice meters, and all solid substances by weight,
and shall keep accurate records thereof to which the duly authorised
representative of the Shaikh shall have access at all reasonable
| times. The Company shall submit to the Shaikh annually an accurate
record of all THE SUBSTANCES exported from or sold for consumption
in Qatr during each year.
Article 6 .
The Company shall have the right subject to the
provisions of Article 7 to construct maintain and operate such
roads telegraph and telephone installations and lines wireless
stations railways refineries harbours pipelines pumping stations
workshops houses and other works as it may require solely for
the purposes of its operations including the accommodation of
its employees.
The Company may likewise utilise without hindrance all
such means of transportation by land air and water communication
or operation as may be necessary for the effective conduct of its
operations hereunder.
The Shaikh shall have the right in case of need to use
free of charge the Company's roads telegraph telephone and

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The volume contains correspondence between 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. at Bahrain and 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. at Bushire, the Government of India, 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. in London and Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives in regard to the air reconnaissance of Qatar and the negotiations with ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Sheikh of Qatar, for the oil concession, including arrangements for APOC's Mr Mylles visiting Doha and on the visit of the Sheikh of Qatar to Bahrain, from 14 to 19 October 1934. The volume contains draft agreements and:

  • 'Memorandum respecting the Boundaries in Arabia: Anglo-Turkish Arrangements' (ff. 22-23), with map (f. 24) showing the Anglo-Turkish Conventions lines in the Arabic peninsula;
  • Hand-drawn map showing the itinerary of the Qatar air reconnaissance carried out on 29 June 1934 (folio 34).
  • 'Sketch map of Qatar Peninsula' (folio 218).

There are some letters in Arabic, mainly to and from the local rulers.

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1 volume (228 folios)
Arrangement

The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 213-219). The file notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with reference numbers in red crayon, which refer back to that correspondence in the volume.

There is also an brief index at the beginning (f. 1A) indicating the main topics covered in the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 230; these numbers are written in pencil 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 35-229; 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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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