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Coll 30/138 'Oil: Debai Political Agreement and Refinery Agreement.' [5v] (10/369)
The record is made up of 1 file (183 folios). It was created in 2 Apr 1936-25 May 1937. 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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7. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Agreement between the Company
and the Sheikh the Company shall not have the right to use or occnpy, and shall
not include in the areas to be acquired or utilised for the purposes of its operations,
any sites which may have been selected by or on behalf of the Sheikh or If is
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 by the Sheikh
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, or their agent.
9. 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 Debai in
accordance with the terms of the Schedule hereto.
10. The Company shall obtain the prior permission of the Sheikh before
working in any particular area, in order that the Sheikh may be in a position to
fulfil his responsibilities for the protection of the Company. The Sheikh shall not
unreasonably withhold such permission, and in any case in which the Company
feels that, the free movement of its personnel within the concession area is being
unnecessarily restricted the matter shall be referred for decision to the Political
Resident.
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 WITNESS whereof John Charles Walton, C.B., on behalf of His Majesty’s
Government has hereunto set his hand and seal and the Company has hereunto
caused its ( ommon Seal to be affixed the day and year first above written.
THE 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 refining capacity it may have in Debai to
produce oil fuel that shall comply with the Admiralty specifications at the time
provided that Debai oil be of a suitable kind and quality for this purpose.
(2) The Company shall use its utmost endeavours to increase so far as
reasonably 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 products of oil purchased by the Government under their
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The file concerns the preparation and signing of two agreements relating to the Debai [Dubai] oil concession:
- Political agreement between HM Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited, and its subsidiary company, Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited, setting out the terms in the event of the Company obtaining a concession from the Shaikh of Dubai
- Refinery agreement between HM Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited (and its subsidiary companies) relating to the refining of crude oil, setting out the terms for the erection of a refinery or refineries on the Arab side of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The papers include: comments by various British Government departments (including the Admiralty, Air Ministry, Petroleum Department and the Foreign Office); drafts of the agreements; correspondence from Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL); correspondence concerning the insertion of a pre-emption clause in the political agreement setting out the British Government's right of pre-emption of all crude oil obtained under the concession in the event of a state of national emergency or war; signed copies of the two agreements, dated 5 February 1937 (folios 20-23); and 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. confidential print entitled 'Dubai Oil Concession and Connected Documents', containing copies of the political agreement, the commercial agreement between the Shaikh of Dubai and Petroleum Concessions Limited, dated 22 May 1937, and related correspondence.
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 (183 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 184; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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