"الملف 38/4 شركة امتيازات النفط المحدودة: امتيازات الشارقة" [و‎‎٢‎٥] (١٦٢/٤٩)

No. 2
Dated 12th Is ovember 1937
HIS MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
AND PETROLEUM CONCESSIONS LIMITED
Agreement relating to the Sharjah Oil Concession
Stamp THIS AGREEMENT dated the Twelfth day of November One Thousand nine
hundred and thirty-seven is made BETWEEN His Majesty’s Government
in the United Kingdom (hereinafter called “His Majesty’s Government ”)
of the one part and Petroleum Concessions Limited (hereinafter called “ the
Company ” which expression shall where the context so admits be deemed to
include its successors and/or assignees and shall also be deemed to include any
subsidiary Company) of the other part.
WHEREAS Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Ltd. is a subsidiary
Company of Petroleum Concessions Limited.
AND WHEREAS in the event of the Company obtaining a concession from the
Sheikh of Sharjah (hereinafter called “ the Sheikh ”) certain responsibilities will
devolve on His Majesty’s Government, the Company has agreed with His Majesty’s
Government as follows : —
L Petroleum Concessions Limited and any subsidiary company shall be and
remain a British company registered in Great Britain and having its principal
place of business in Great Britain, and its Chairman shall at all times be a British
subject.
2. The Agreement between the Company and the Sheikh shall not be transferred
to any other company without the prior consent in writing of His Majesty’s Govern
ment and any other company to which that Agreement may be transferred shall be
and remain a British company registered in Great Britain and having its principal
place of business in Great Britain, and its Chairman shall at all times be a British
subject.
3. The employees of the Company in Sharjah shall at all times be British
subjects or subjects of the Sheikh, provided that, with the consent of His Majesty’s
Government, such persons of other nationality as are required for the efficient
carrying on of the undertaking may be employed.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Agreement between the Company
and the Sheikh, the importation of foreign native labour shall be subject to the
approval of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
4. The Company in all except unimportant or routine matters shall deal with
the Sharjah authorities through a Chief Local Representative in the Persian Gulf,
^ who shall be a British subject. The approval of His Majesty's Government shall
be required for the person so designated. He will be ordinarily resident in Sharjah
or Bahrein and will be responsible for the Company’s local relations with the
Sharjah authorities, which shall, except in routine or unimportant matters, be
conducted through the political representative of His Majesty’s Government in
Bahrein or through any other person whom the Political Resident in the Persian
Gulf may from time to time designate.
5. Subject to the terms of the Agreement between the Company and the Sheikh
the Company undertakes at all times to pay due deference to the wishes of the
Sheikh and to the advice of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and of
the Political Officers subordinate to him.
6. Any right given to the Company under its Agreement with the Sheikh to
utilise means of transportation by air shall be subject to any general regulations
for civil aircraft made by the Sheikh on the advice of His Majesty’s Government,
and to any instructions which may be issued by the Political Resident in the
Persian Gulf.