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Coll 30/139 'Oil: Debai Commercial Concession and Exchange of Notes.' [‎12r] (23/365)

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The record is made up of 1 file (181 folios). It was created in 24 Aug 1936-2 Dec 1937. 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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Wt 29299/P 210 120 11.37
Copy of letter from Petroleum Concessions, Limited, to India OJfice, dated.
17th August 1937, No. 433.
Sir,
We have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 14th August
1937, under No. P.Z. 4377/37 [No. 9j, relative to a concession recently obtained by
this Company for the territory of Dubai.
2. We beg formally to confirm our acceptance, as binding on the Company, of
the arrangements embodied in the letter of 22nd May 1937, under No. T/l, from
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, to the Ruler of Dubai [No. 3].
3. We shall be glad to receive notice of His Majesty’s Government s formal
approval of the concession granted to us by the Shaikh of Dubai on 22nd May 1937
[No. 2].
We have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servants,
for Petroleum Concessions, Limited,
(Sd.) J. SKLIROS, Managing Director.
No. 11
Copy of letter from 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. to Petroleum Concessions, Limited, dated
26th August 1937, No. P.Z. 5431/37.
Sir,
I am directed by the Secretary of State for India to acknowledge receipt of
your letter dated the 17th August 1937, No. 433 [No. 10], on the subject of the
Debai Oil Concession, and to express on behalf of His Majesty’s Government their
formal approval of the concession granted to the Company by the Sheikh of Debai
on the 22nd May 1937.
2. Copies of this correspondence are being sent to 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. with a view to action being taken as indicated in paragraph 4 of
Captain Hickinbotham’s letter dated the 22nd May to the Sheikh of Debai.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
(Sd.) J. C. WALTON.
No. 12
Copy of letter from Captain T. llickinbotham, 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,
dated the 6th October 1937, No. C/743-10/12, to Shaikh Said bin Maktum,
O.B.E., Ruler of Dubai.
After compliments,
With reference to paragraph 4 of my letter No. T/l of 1937 dated the
22nd May 1937 [No. 3], I have been instructed by His Majesty’s Government to
inform you that the arrangements set forth in that letter and your acceptance of
them conveyed in your letter dated the 22nd May 1937 [No. 4], have been
communicated to Petroleum Concessions, Limited, and that the Company formally
confirm their acceptance of these arrangements.
Usual ending,
(Sd.) T. HICKINBOTHAM, Captain,
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.

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The file concerns the drafting of the Dubai Oil Concession commercial agreement between the Ruler of Dubai (Shaikh Said bin Maktum Al-Hasher [Saʻīd bin Maktūm bin Hasher Āl Maktūm]) 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, a subsidiary of Petroleum Concessions Limited. The agreement was signed on 22 May 1937 (folios 38-55). The Ruler of Dubai also agreed to the following conditions set by the British Government:

  • The commercial agreement was to be subordinate to the political agreement between HM Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited, signed on 5 February 1937
  • If the Company failed to observe any of the terms of the political agreement, the Ruler had the right to terminate the commercial agreement, and take over all the company's properties within his territory.

The papers include draft and signed copies of the agreement; correspondence between 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. and representatives of the Company over the wording of the agreement; comments from other British Government departments (e.g. the Foreign Office and the Air Ministry); and 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. confidential print entitled 'Dubai Oil Concession and Connected Documents' (Memo. B 458).

The Arabic language content of the file consists of draft and signed copies of the agreement in both English and Arabic.

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 (181 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 182; 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. 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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