"ملف 82/27 (VI (F 87 نفط قطر" [و‎‎١‎٧‎٥] (٤٥٤/٣٦٨)

| 0 f this Agreement or any customary extensions of such religious
lands, or cemeteries or buildings as may be pointed out by the
gjjaikh. The State of Qatr means the whole area over which the
Shaikh rules and which is marked on the north of the line drawn on
map attached to this Agreement.
The period of this Agreement shall be seventy five years
I from the date of its signature o
Third. The Company shall explore the State of Qatr
jminutely by any methods which is the best in its opinion to enable
it to ascertain the probable existence of the substances.
And for the purpose of carrying out its works in accordance
ffith this Agreement, the Company shall employ all customary and
proper means and shall carry out the examination by methods agreeable
to the modern Scientific Knowledge. The Company shall inform H.E.
the Shaikh of all its operations in this connection from time to
time.
The Company undertakes to keep drawings and maps and
accurate records of the wells drilled and such like data, whether
they be topographical, geological or drilling, as it is customary
to keep; and such information as these shall be open to inspection
by the Shaikh or by his authorized representative,
irticle Fourth. In consideration of the rights granted by the
Shaikh to the Company in accordance with this Agreement the Company
shall make the following payments to the Shaikh during the currency
of the Agreement
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(b)
| (0)
(d)
On the date of signature Rs
On each of the first four anniversaries
of the date of signature Rs
On the fifth and each subsequent
anniversary of the date of signature
until the Company declares it has
found oil in commercial quantity Rs
Thereafter the Company shall pay royalty
on the Substances as follows2
(1) On all substances won and saved other
than asphalt, ozokerite and natural
gases per ton (2240 English pounds)
at the rate of Rs^