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'File 14/1 III Oil concession in Muscat' [‎43r] (90/594)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (295 folios). It was created in 19 Oct 1937-14 Sep 1938. It was written in English. 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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calendar year^ whichever is greater.
(d) Anna 2 two per 1,000 cubic feet of natural
and sold.
In calculating royalty for the purpose of this article
account shall not be taken of any of the substances used by the
Company in its operations or used by the Company’s employees
within the Leased Area, nor of any water or foreign matter which
may be produced with the Substances.
ARTICLE 7 . In consideration of the payments prescribed in
Article 6 the Sultan hereby grants to the Company for the re
mainder of the period of this Agreement the exclusive right to
explore search for drill for produce win refine transport sell
export and otherwise dee.l with or dispose of the Substances and
to do all things necessary for all or any of the above purposes
within the Leased Area.
ARTICLE 8 . The Company shall not carry on any operation
within areas occupied by or devoted to the purposes of mosques,
sacred buildings or graveyards.
ARTICTE 9 . The Company shall conduct its operation in a
workmanlike manner and by appropriate scientific methods and
shall take all reasonable measures to prevent the ingress of
water to any petroleum—bearing strata and shall duly close any
unproductive holes drilled by it and subsequently abandoned.
The Company shall keep the Sultan informed generally as to the
progress and result of its drilling operations but such information
shall be treated as confidential,
ARTICLE 10 , Within three months after the expiry of the
calendar year in whrch the Company has declared its intention
to take up the concession, and of each subsequent calendar year,
the Company shall deliver to the Sultan a statement of the amount
of the Substances won and saved during the said calendar year and
of the royalty which is or might have been payable under Article 6,

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Content

The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to oil concessions in Muscat territory.

The discussion in the volume relates to the following issues:

  • Agreement between HM Government and Petroleum Concessions Ltd (ff 17-19)
  • Sultan's negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd
  • Fuel supplies for air reconnaissance
  • Muscat Oil Concession
  • Political Agreement
  • Exploration of Buraimi and Jebel Hafit
  • Employment of American geologists for exploration in Muscat hinterland.

The volume also includes (ff 236-241) a 'Note on Petroleum Developments in the Arabian Peninsula (Prepared in the Petroleum Department, June 1938)'.

The principal correspondents include: 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. , Muscat (Ralph Ponsonby Watts); 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. ; Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Ltd, (Stephen Hemsley Longrigg); the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd].

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1 volume (295 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 295; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 3-292, and ff 89-291; these numbers are also written in pencil, the first one are circled and the second are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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