'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession' [76r] (166/536)
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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v/iiich v/e have granted according to this Agreement, and
shall undertake all the engagements and responsibilities
expressed therein.
Condition Thirteenth. The Company can terminate this
Agreement; but it is obligatory upon it to give me six
months' notice in writing of its intention to do so. And
if the said termination occurs within thirty five years
from the date of signature of this Agreement, all lands
granted by me to the Company and any land or buildings which
have been purchased by the Company itself and any houses
or buildings constructed by, and other immovable properties
of the Company within the State of Qatr shall be handed over
to us without cost. And wells actually producing oil must
be handed to us as they are at the time of delivery. And
also if such termination should occur after thirty five
years from the date of signature of this Agreement, the
Company shall hand over to us all its properties in the
State of Qatr, and similarly deliver to us wells actually
producing oil as they are at the time of delivery. And on
the exuirty of the period of this agreement, i.e. the
seventy five years, which we have provided for in Condition
First, or on the expiry of any period which may be added
thereto, with our mutual consent, for its extension or
renewal, the Company shall deliver to us all its properties
existing in the State of Qatr without cost and shall
deliver wells actually producing oil as they are at the
time of -delivery.
Condition Fourteenth . I, Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim
atlx-Thani, shall have the right to terminate this Agreement
in two cases which we shall state below:- Firstly, if the
Company/
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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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- 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
- 70r:80r
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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