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'File 0629/2 Correspondence regarding the land beneath the sea outside territorial waters' [19r] (37/54)
The record is made up of 1 file (25 folios). It was created in 15 Apr 1950-6 Dec 1950. 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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POLITICAL AORSKMENT BETAKEN HI3 MAJESTY'S
GOVERNMENT IN TH5 UNITED KINGDOM OP GREAT
BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE
SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY REGARDING THE OIL
CONCESSION AGREEMENT WITH THE SHEIKH OP
ABU DHABI
This Agreement dated the 15th day of Aprll t One thousand
nine hundred and fifty le made between Hla Majesty's Government
In the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(hereinafter called "His Majesty's Government") of the one
part and The Superior Oil Company, acting as agent for a
company (hereinafter called "the Company" which expression
shall where the context so admits be deemed to Include Its
successors anchor assignees) to be formed by the above-named
company of the other part.
Whereas upon the aforesaid agent concluding with the
Sheikh of Abu Dhabi (hereinafter called "the Sheikh") an oil
agreement (hereinafter referred to as "the concession") certain
responsibilities will devolve on His Majesty’s Government, the
agent has agreed with His Majesty’s Government as follows,
notwithstanding anything contained in the ooncession:-
1. The Company, any transferee Company or Companies and
any subsidiary Company or Companies that may be
created in connexion with the Company’s operations
under the concession shall, except with the prior
consent in writing of His Majesty’s Government, be
and remain a British Company registered in any of
the countries of the British Commonwealth of Nations
or an American Company incorporated in the United
States of America, of which no more than 49 per cent
of the capital or voting power shall be directly or
indirectly controlled by persons other than British
subjects or United States citizens.
The obligations and benefits of the concession shall
/not be
2.
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The file contains correspondence regarding oil concession grants for land beneath the sea beyond the three mile territorial limit. The correspondence is principally between the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, and Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan [Shakhbūṭ bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān], the ruler of Abu Dhabi.
The file covers the oil concession granted by Shaikh Shakhbut to the Superior Oil Company (California) for the subsoil beneath the sea beyond the three mile territorial limit. It includes the political agreement signed by the British Government and the Superior Oil Company on the 15 April 1950, wherein the obligations of the former are stipulated.
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- 1 file (25 folios)
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The file is arranged in reverse chronological order.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 27; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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