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'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession' [142r] (298/536)
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 the aforesaid period and not otherwise.
^ele _Seventeenth. The labourers employed by the Company must be
rron. amongst the Shaikh's own subjects or from amongst those approved
by the Shaikh, excepting technical employees and the managers and
clerks whom the Company may require and whom it cannot find in the
country. Ana the ohaikh prescribes as a condition the dismissal of
any employe®'whose retention is disapproved by the Shaikh, if the
Shaikh has observed any irregular conduct on his part. And it
naturally follows that the wages which the Company pays to the
euployees from amongst Qatr people shall be reasonable.
Article Eighteenth. The Shaikh and the Company declare that they
pase action upon this Agreement on the basis of good faith and pure
! belief and upon the interpretation of this Agreement in a manner
consistent with reason. And the Company undertakes to acknowledge
the Shaikh's authority and his rights in his capacity as the Ruler
of the State of Qatr PT-inxri |>h 1 I l.,y : and to respect them in every
manner
Article—Nineteentl 'i- „ Nothing contained in this Agreement shall
| pxevent the Shaikh in any manner v/hatsoever Trom granting concessions
to other parties for anything excepting the substances, mentioned in
j the first article provided that the said concessions do not interfere
j with the rights of the Company or its operations in accordance with
this Agreement o
I Article Twentieth. The Company will pay all the sums due to the
iShdikh^ in accordance with this Agreement, into the Shaikh's account
ln the Bank in
and the receipt taken from that Bank shall be a full
^quittance of the Company's liability for the sum mentioned in the
Bank's receipt. The Shaikh may, from time to time, appoint another
or other Banks for the purposes of this Article, and this shall
be done in writing,
^^-J wenty-Fir st „ This Agreement shall be binding upon both the
pa —ies and their successors and assigns? and it has been written in
AraDic and English and all due care has been taken to make the two
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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
- 102r:111r, 134r:143r
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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