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'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession' [91r] (196/536)
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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suspend operation means that which occurs in connection with the
Company's operations in Qatr and that nothing else must be taken into
consideration and must not be used by the Company as an argument in
this respect. And the Company shall proceed to effect repairs at the
time when any damage, of any nature, takes place; and the period of
the said delay, together with any period reasonably necessary for
repairing thG damage will be added to the period fixed in accordance
with this agreement.
Article Sixteenth. Should any dispute occur between the Shaikh
and the Company in regard to the interpretation of this agreement or
^ of any matter arising therefrom or in regard to the engagements
obligatory on either of the parties in accordance therewith, such
dispute shall be referred to two arbitrators if no agreement can be
arrived at for settling it by any other method, and the Shaikh will
appoint one of them and the other will be appointed by the Company.
Each of the two parties shall appoint his arbitrator within thirty
days after receiving the demand therefor from the other party. The
two arbitrators shall thereupon appoint a third arbitrator; but if
the two arbitrators or any two arbitrators appointed instead of them
are unable to agree upon the third arbitrator within sixty days from
the demand for arbitration, the two parties agree that, in that case,
the third arbitrator should be appointed by 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.
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and the Shaikh makes it a condition that he should agree to the third
arbitrator.
The award of arbitration shall be consistent with the legal,
principles familiar to civilized nations.
The decision of the majority of arbitrators shall be final;
and the place of arbitration shall be Qatr.
On giving any award, the arbitrators shall fix a sufficient
time within which the party against whom the award is given, should
carry out the said award. And that party shall be considered at
fault only when he fails to comply with the award before the expiry
of the aforesaid period and not otherwise.
Article Seventeenth. The labourers employed by the Company must
be from amongst the Shaikh's own subjects or from amongst those
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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
- 84r:93r
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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