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'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession' [14r] (42/536)
The record is made up of 1 volume (261 folios). It was created in 17 Jan 1935-30 Apr 1935. 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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of signature of this Agreement or such normal extensions of such
religious lands, cemeteries or buildings as the Shaikh may
indicate. For the purpose of this Agreement the State of Qatr
means all territory ruled by the Shaikh shown to the north of
the line on the map attached hereto.
The period of this Agreement shall be seventy-five
years from the date of its signature.
Article__2*
The Company shall make a thorough investigation of
the State of Qatr by such methods as may in its opinion best
enable it to ascertain its oil possibilities.
In carrying out its operations under this Agreement,
the Company shall employ all means customary and proper and shall
exploit its Concession by appropriate scientific methods.
The Company undertakes to keep accurate plans, maps,
records of wells drilled and such other data whether topographical,
geological or of drilling as it is customary to keep and such
material shall be open to inspection by the Shaikh or his duly
authorised representative.
The Company shall supply an annual report to the
Shaikh of its operations under this Agreement.
Article^.
In consideration of the rights granted by the Shaikh
to the Company hereunder, the Company shall make to the Shaikh
the following payments during the currency of this Agreement
(a) On the date of signature,
(b) On each of the first four anniversaries
of the date of signature
(c) On the fifth and each subsequent
anniversary of the date of signature....
but after the commencement of exports
of THE SUBSTANCES from Qatr the Company
shall pay, instead of the annual sums
mentioned in (b) and (c) above,
royalties as specified below on THE
SUBSTANCES exported from or sold for
consumption in Qatr during the year
ended 3 months prior to each anniversary
of the date of signature with the proviso
that such royalty payments will not in any
year totnl loss thsn
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- Content
The volume contains correspondence and telegrams 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. , 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. and 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 Bahrain with the Shaikh of Qatar, the Foreign Office, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) on the borders of Qatar, the oil concession and the relations of the Shaikhdoms with Ibn Saud.
The volume includes:
- 'SKETCH MAP OF QATAR PENINSULA' (ff. 5 and 23);
- draft of the Qatar Oil Concession and copy of the Kuwait Oil Agreement, 5 March 1934;
- telegram sent on 6 March 1935 from 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. to the Secretary of State for India, informing that a further extension of the exploration agreement was granted for 2 months by the Sheikh of Qatar to Mr Mylles, representing A.P.O.C. (f. 48);
- correspondence on the negotiation to find an agreement on some articles and on the financial conditions of the concession;
- drafts of the agreement with A.P.O.C. sent by Shaikh Abdullah and notes of the discussion at 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. ;
- there are some letters to and from the Shaikh in the file, in Arabic with English translation;
- papers regarding a visit to Qatar of 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 Bahrain;
- telegram sent on 30 April 1935 form 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. to the Vice-Consul at Mohammerah informing that the agreement has been signed (f. 236).
There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 250-256).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (261 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 250-256. The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation is on the front top right of each folio. The numbering is in pencil, mostly encircled, starting with 1 on the first page of writing and ending on back cover with 261. There is a second foliation, uncircled, starting from folio 26 (numbered 25) and ending on folio 101 (numbered 100).
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/416
- Title
- 'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession'
- Pages
- 13r:22v
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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