'File 22/16 I (A 41) GWADUR, Oil, Proposed Cession and Ownership' [78v] (163/322)
The record is made up of 1 volume (159 folios). It was created in 22 May 1913-8 Aug 1928. 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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and r pass at all times ov. r and along such roads tramways and railways to, all
purposes and as occasion slia require,
To HAVE and .0 hold the said right and license and other thepremis-s nr." y
granted and demised with their appurtenances unto the license^ o* tno t—n
of O ne Y : ar from *
RENDER! JC AND PAYING therefor free and clear from a rat. s tax. s -hargt-s and
deductions the u nts ana royaltLs in Schedule B hereto specified subject to tne
right of the licensee to win use and take fr^e of royalty fo tie pu,poses o
experiment or as specimens the quantities mentioned m Schedule C hen to.
Covenants by licensee»
The licensee doth hereby covenant with the Secretary of State as fo.lows
, The licensee will pay to the Secretary of State the said rent and l oyalties
and will work and carry on the operations hereby licensed in a fair oiamly smUu
and workmanlike manner and with as little damage as possible to the surface of
the said lands and to the trees crops buildings structures and other property
thereon. . . i r •
2 He will not enter upon or commence prospecting in any reserved forest
included in the lands specified in the Schedule marked A hereunder written
without days' previous written notice to the divisional i'orest O, icer nor
without obtaining the sanction in writing of that Officer upon such conditions as
such Officer may in his absolute discretion prescribe and more particularly
without restrictin" the generality of the words preceding he will not cut or fell any
eak or othe 'reserved t?ee exceeding .8" in girth at 4' 6" from the ground or any
mreserved tree exceeding 3' in girth at 4' 6" from the ground without firs obtain-
in" the written permission of the Divisional Forest Officer and vvill pay royalty upon
all timber cut bv him orbv his employees or agents according to the rates prescrib
ed by the Divisional Forest Officer and will observe all rules and instructions laid
down or o'iven by the Divisional Forest Officer in respect to fires and will not
within any reserved forest clear any one area exceeding i acre of lorest giowth
and the areas cleared by him shall not exceed 10 acres m a. .
* He will not enter upon any lands in the occupation of any person v, .tliout
the consent of the occupier nor without the consent of the owner thereof cut or
n any way injure any trees standing crops or buildmgs huts or other structures
or property of any kind of any occupier of the said lands or any part thereof or of
any other private person. _ • r n
. j.T e w ^| m ake and pay reasonable satisfaction and compensation tor all
iiiiurv which may be done in the exercise of the powers conferred by this license
and will whenever the said security deposit or any portion thereof 01 any uj'tiier
sum which may be deposited shall be applied as hercmaft. r mentioned forthwith
denosit such further sum with the said Collector as may be required to bring the
amount for the time being deposited up to the required sum of ivs.
He will at all times indemnify the Secretary of State against all claims or
suits which may be made or brought by third parties in respect of any such damage
and iniury and against all costs and expenses relating thereto. He mil simul-
faveotisly with the grant of this license enter into a bond in t he sum of Rs. 10,000
{Ten Thousand
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
) to indemnify the Secretary oj State for any linage caused
foihe reserved forest by any act or negligence done or suffered by hunselj or
. .... ., no any employee or agent acting or purporting to act on his
reserved forT uTnduded ia the behalf and against all
area granted brought by third parties in respect of any such damage and
iniury and against all costs and expenses relating thereto. .
6. He will not cut or injure any timber or tree on any unoccupied or un
reserved land without the permission of the said Collector in writing.
7. He will not grant or assign any interest under this license to any irust
Syndicate Corporation or person or come to any arrangement compact or uncer-
standing with any Trust Syndicate Corporation or person whereby he is or may be
directlv or indirectly financed by or under which ms operations or undei ta.angs are
or may be carried on directly or indirectly by or for the benefit of or subject to the
control of such Trust Syndicate Corporation or person save and except curing
the pleasure and with the preyious consent in writing of the Loca: Government.
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The file relates to proposals to prospect for oil at Gwadar (mainly referred to in the papers as 'Gwadur'), and discussions over the ownership and proposed cession of the area, which was in the territory of the Sultan of Muscat.
The file includes the following papers:
- correspondence concerning demarcation of the boundary between Gwadar and Kalat, 1913-1915
- papers relating to the Sultan of Muscat's sovereignty over Gwadar and the claims of the Khan of Kalat to Gwadar, 1913-1928, including correspondence between Lieutenant Colonel R A E Benn, 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. in Muscat, Major Stuart George Knox, 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. , Bushire, and D de S Bray, Quetta, dated April-June 1914, discussing the possible cession of Gwadar by the Sultan of Muscat and noting possible objections on the part of the French; trade statistics for Gwadar and Muscat for a period of three years, June 1914; letter from R E L Wingate, 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, to Lieutenant Colonel A P Trevor, Deputy 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. , Bushire setting out reasons for a possible cession of Gwadar by the Sultan of Muscat, 27 April 1920; papers discussing the history and relative strength of the claims to Gwadar by the Sultan of Muscat on the one hand, and the Khan of Kalat and the Gitchkis on the other, 1926-1928
- proposals by the Burmah Oil Company Limited to prospect for oil in Gwadar, 1914, including a map of territories (scale one inch = four miles) over which a prospecting licence was required by the company (folio 33), with description (folio 34)
- statistics of trade for the years 1910-1913 relating to Chahbar, 1914
- rules for the grant of mineral leases, 1914
- details of trade statistics relating to Gwadar, 1914
- report on oil on the Makran coast by Lieutenant Colonel Keyes, 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. , Kalat, 28 January 1928.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (159 folios)
- Arrangement
Contains an index of six topics at the front of the volume.
Arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in a circle in the top right-hand corner of each folio. An original foliation sequence (not circled) links the folio numbers in the index at the front of the volume.
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- Title
- 'File 22/16 I (A 41) GWADUR, Oil, Proposed Cession and Ownership'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1br:1bv, 2r:30v, 35r:64v, 66r:76v, 78r:79v, 80ar:80bv, 81r:83v, 86r:96v, 97ar:97bv, 98r:155v, back-i
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