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'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession' [70r] (154/536)
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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P.Z. 1783/35,
In the name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate,
The reason for writing the deed of agreement is:
That ^Ve, Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim ath-Thani Ruler of Qatr,
on my own behalf and on behalf of my successors and assigns, and
I, Charles Clark Hylles, agent for the Anglo-Persian Oil Company
Ltd. have consented and agreed to conclude this Agreement for a
full period of Seventy Five Years on the conditions set forth
hereafter: and that the agreement has been completed between us on
principles of good will and good faith, both of us praying God
for success and relying on Him for help.
Condition First, I, Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim ath-Thani, grant to
the Company, according to this agreement, the exclusive right to
explore, prospect, drill for, extract, carry away, export and
refine and sell petroleum, naphtha, natural gases, ozokerite,
asphalt and derivatives thereof, throughout my State of Qatr;
but if the said Company discovers other mines than the said
substances, for instance if it discovers gold, iron, coal, etc. it
shall have no right to take possession of the same, but must give
me a report about them, and I shall then have full right to take
possession of the said mines without any opposition or
obstruction.
Condition Second. The aforesaid Company shall have full right
to operate in any part of the State of Qatr; but it is incumbent
upon it not to operate on lands where religious buildings are
found or on lands where religious buildings are constructed in
future according to the general custom, or on cemeteries
existing in the different part of the State, and I, Shaikh
Abdullah bin Qasim ath-Thani will inform it of the existence of
such religious buildings or cemeteries, so that it may know them.
The phrase "Staiie of Qatr" means all the territories ruled by me.
Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim ath-Thani, and which are recorded
on the North of the line on the map which we have attached to
this/
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/416
- Title
- 'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession'
- Pages
- 70r:80r
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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