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'File 10/3 VI Qatar Oil Concession' [205r] (423/481)
The record is made up of 1 volume (234 folios). It was created in 25 Jul 1934-14 Jan 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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lOth January, 1Q5S .
Q A T R .
This is an AGREEMENT made on the
of - 195 -- corresponding to
- - day of 135 between
HIS EXCELLENCY SHAIKH ABDULLAH AL QASIM ATH THAN I, Ruler of
QATR (hereinafter referred to as n The Shaikh" which expression
shall where the context so admits be deemed to include his
successors and assigns) of the one part AND Charles Clark Mylles
acting on behalf of ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL COMPANY, LIMITED
(hereinafter referred to as Tl The Company" which expression shall
where the context so admits be deemed to include its assigns) of
the other part.
It is hereby agreed between the Shaikh and the Company
in manner following
Article 1 .
The Shaikh hereby grants to the Company on the terms
hereinafter mentioned the exclusive right throughout the State
of Qatr to explore prospect drill for extract carry away export
and the right to refine and sell petroleum naphtha natural gases
ozokerite asphalt and the derivatives thereof hereinafter referred
to as THE SUBSTANCES.
If the Company discovers any minerals other than
THE SUBSTANCES, such as gold, iron ore, coal etc., it shall have
no right to take possession of the same, but must report the fact
to the Shaikh, and the Shaikh shall have full right and absolute
control over such minerals.
Article
Subject to the provisions of Article 7 below, the
Company may operate in any part of the State of Qatr as defined
D elow but shall not operate on such religious lands, cemeteries
' ^
0 r lands occupied by religious buildings as exist at the date
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- Content
The volume mainly contains correspondence, telegrams and memoranda exchanged between 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. and 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. and with the Foreign Office, the Secretary of State for India, the Sheikh of Qatar and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) on the boundaries of Qatar and the Qatar Oil Concession.
The volume includes:
- correspondence between APOC and 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. on the Qatar Oil Concession, mentioning the opportunity to build a refinery in Qatar;
- information about Bahrain [Buraini)] and its surroundings, with list of tribes which paid Zakah to Ibn Saud in 1922 and the Amir of Hasa in 1926, which includes number of men, camels and sheep for each tribe (ff. 45-56);
- 'Historical Memorandum of the relations of the Wahabi Amirs and Ibn Saud with Eastern Arabia and the British Government, 1800-1934' , published by 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. on 26 September 1934, containing a printed map 'APPENDIX C. MAP SHOWING THE EXTENT OF WAHABI AND OF MUSCAT POWER, 1865 ' (ff. 61-91A);
- draft of Qatar Oil Agreement attached to 14 January 1935 letter from A.P.O.C. to 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 is an index at the end of the volume (folios 216-228).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (234 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume, (folios 216-228). 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 in pencil on the top right corner, encircled. The numbering starts on the first page of writing, then 90, 91A, 91B, 92; and then carries on until 233, which is the last number given on the back cover. There is a second foliation, in pencil on the top right corner, starting on folio 27 (numbered 17); and ending on folio 214 (numbered 201).
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/415
- Title
- 'File 10/3 VI Qatar Oil Concession'
- Pages
- 141r:150v, 205r:214v
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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