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Coll 30/110(5) 'Trucial Coast Oil Concessions: Umm-Al-Quwain Concession.' [‎27r] (55/195)

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The record is made up of 1 file (96 folios). It was created in 8 Jan 1945-17 Apr 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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THIS AGRBEUBHT dated the
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nine hundred end forty *lx !• eede S B T W E £ I HIS 5 IMBSTT t 8
GOTOH^^ST HI THE WITED KXSODOSI (herelmfter celled "Hie BeJ©^
Geferaacat" ) of the cue pert end PETHOUEGII C0BCKSSICB8 LIFTED (herein^
after celled "the Cmepiry" which expression shell where the csertext so
ednlts be deencd te include its sucoessers end/or asst; 3 '^11 kImo
be deeaed te include any subeidiery Cewpeny) ef the ether pert
WHEREAS Pstreleus Deselepraertt (Truelei Ceest) ltd. is a
Subsidiary Cwapeny ef Petroleum Concessions Limited.
A H D WHEREAS the Ce^peny bee obtained a concession dated the
Teeaatieth day of March One thousand nine hundred and forty flee from
the Sheikh ef TRn-ed'-Qahraln (hereinafter ealied "the Sheikh") and
certain reepenslbllitlee deceive on Hie lla^e sty* e Gewenmenfc, the
Cenpeny has agreed with Hie Majesty’s Cevsrvment ee fellcwrot-
THE Caapany shall be and revaia a British eaapany registered in
Great Britain and having its principal place ef buelneee in Great
Britain, and ite Chairman ehall at all ttaes be a Britieh aubjeot.
Tim OaEjoeeeian from the shoikh shall net be transferred te say
other eo^mny without the prior consent in writing ef Hie iaa>ety«e
Goeemnert, and ary sther eompoTy te vfeiah that esceeaslom nay be
transferred ehall be anft rmsain a Britieh eonfmay registered in Great
Britain and haring its principal place ef business In Great Britain,
and its Chairman shall at all times be a British subject.
THE employees ef the Company in Gto-al-^atwain ehall at all
tines be British subjects or sub jests ef the Sheikh, provided that,
with the consent ef Hie Majesty’s Gorsraasat, such persons ef ether
nationality as are required for the effieienb carrying on of the
undertaking may be employed.
EOSWrniSTARDXHG anyth! g eontaiaod in the Concession from the
Sheikh, the inpertatlea ef fsrel^ active labour shall be subject te
the approval ef the Pol it leal Roeidest in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
THE Company in all oaoeept unimportant or rent ins natters shall
deal with the Uma-al-Qabrain Authorities through a Chief Local
Repceseatatlve in the Faro lam Gulf, whs ehall be a Britieh wfcject*
The approval of Hie Majesty’s Government ehall be required for the
person ee dtslgmatcd. He will be ordinarily resident in UtaMl-
Qafcmia or Bahrein cr elsewhere in South-Eastern Arabia and will be
responsible for the Company’s local relations with the tRes-el-^aiwalm
authorities, which shall, exsept in routine or unimportant natters,
be conducted through the pel it leal representative of Hie Majesty’s
Government in Bahrein or through say other person whom the Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. nay from tine te time designate.
SUBJECT te the teres of the Cemoeeslom from the Sheikh the Cempeay
undertakes at all times te pay due deference te the wishes ef the
Sheikh asd te the advice «f the Pel it leal Resident in the Fere lam Gulf
end ef the Pelitieal Officers subordinate te him.
AIT right given te the Ceapaay under ite Concession from the
Sheikh te utilise means ef traaspertetian by air shall be sdbjeet te
any general regulations for civil aircraft wads by the cifceikh on the
edvlso ef Hie Majesty’s Government, sad te any Instructions *hich way
be issued by the Pelitieal Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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The file concerns the signing of an oil concession agreement between Shaikh Ahmad Bin Rashid [Aḥmad bin Rāshid Āl Mu‘allā], Ruler of Umm-al-Qaiwain (also referred to as Umm-Al-Quwain) and Petroleum Concessions Limited.

The papers include copies of the agreement (signed on 20 March 1945); copies (and draft) of the political agreement (signed on 29 January 1946) between HM Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited, relating to the Umm-al-Qaiwain oil concession; 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. , other British Government officials, Petroleum Concessions Limited, and its subsidiary 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 concerning the agreements; and the Ruler's agreement not to enter into negotiations with a bank for permission to open a branch or agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in his country unless he had first obtained the approval of the British Government.

The copy of the oil concession agreement between the Ruler of Umm-al-Qaiwain and Petroleum Concessions Limited on folios 66-83 is 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 (96 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 97; 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 2-97; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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Coll 30/110(5) 'Trucial Coast Oil Concessions: Umm-Al-Quwain Concession.' [‎27r] (55/195), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3839, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100066065345.0x000038> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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