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Coll 30/137 'Oil: Employment by Petroleum Concessions Ltd., and subsidiary companies of Mr. E. V. Packer.' [50v] (104/114)
The record is made up of 1 file (53 folios). It was created in 6 May 1936-22 Sep 1939. It was written in English. 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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^Majesty’s Government for defence purposes, for aerodromes, aeroplane or seaplane
bases or for wireless and telegraph installations or in connection with the develop
ment of harbours, provided that with the consent of His Majesty’s Government
which shall not be unreasonably withheld the Company shall have the right to use
for the purposes of its operations such harbours as may be developed b}^ the Sheikk
or His Majesty’s Government if there is not reasonable harbour accommodation
available elsewhere. Subject to the terms of the agreement between the Company
and the Sheikh harbours developed by the Company shall be under its complete
and exclusive control.
8. Telegraph, wireless and telephone installations, if any, maintained by the
Company shall be for use only in its business and as provided in the concession
and shall be so constructed and operated that their operations shall not interfere
with the operations of such wireless, telegraph or telephone installations as may be
established by the Sheikh or His Majesty’s Government.
9. The Company declare that it is their intention, should they consider that
commercial conditions justify it, to erect a refinery in Qatar. If and when the
Company is satisfied that commercial production is assured, the Company agrees
to examine with His Majesty’s Government the question of establishing a refinery
in Qatar of suitable type and capacity.
10. In the event of a state of national emergency or war (of the existence of
either of which His Majesty’s Government shall be the sole judge) His Majesty’s
Government shall have the right of pre-emption of all the oil produced in Qatar in
accordance with the terms of the Schedule hereto.
11. In the event of notice of termination of the Agreement between the
Company and the Sheikh being given on the ground that the Company has failed
to observe any of the terms of the present Agreement between the Company and
His Majesty’s Government, the arbitration provisions of the said Agreement
between the Company and the Sheikh shall apply if the Company considers that
notice of termination on such grounds is not justified, and in that event the Sheikh
shall not cancel the said Agreement until arbitration takes place in accordance with
the said provisions and unless the Company fails to comply with the award of the
arbitrators within the reasonable time which shall be fixed'by the arbitrators for so
doing.
IN V IINESS whereof Leonard Day Wakely, C.B., on behalf of His Majesty’s
Government has hereunto set his hand and seal and the Company has hereunto
caused its Common Seal to be affixed the day and year first above written
i'MC SCHEDULE above referred to.
Pre-emption Clause.
In the event of a state of national emergency or war (of the existence of which
His Majesty s Government shall be the sole judge)
(1) His Majesty’s Government shall have the right of pre-emption of all crude
oil gotten under the Concession granted by the Sheikh to the Company and of all
the products thereof and shall have the right to require the Company to the extent
of any reiiumg capacity it may have in Qatar to produce oil fuel that shall comply
with the Admiralty specifications at the time provided that Qatar oil be of a
suitable kind and quality for this purpose.
( -> 1 h l J Company shall use its utmost endeavours to increase so far as reason
ably possible with existing facilities the supply of oil and/or products thereof for
the Government to the extent required by the Government.
(3) The Company shall with every reasonable expedition and so as to avoid
demurrage on the vessel or vessels engaged to convey the same, do its utmost to
deliver all oil or produc s of oil purchased by the Government under their said
right of pre-emption ,n the quantities at the time and in the manner required bv
the Government at a convenient place of shipment or at a place of storage in Qatar to
be determined by His Majesty s Government. In the event of a vessel employed o
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The file concerns the appointment by Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) in 1936 of Ernest Vincent Packer as Manager of the Company's central office in Bahrain, and includes correspondence from the Company, a copy of Packer's application form (dated 1931), and correspondence from British officials in the region approving Packer's appointment.
The file also concerns Packer's appointment as Local Representative of PCL's subsidiary Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited, and related staff appointments by PCL.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (53 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 55; 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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- Coll 30/137 'Oil: Employment by Petroleum Concessions Ltd., and subsidiary companies of Mr. E. V. Packer.'
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- 50r:51v
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