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Coll 30/138 'Oil: Debai Political Agreement and Refinery Agreement.' [10r] (19/369)
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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ut a propeities of the Company within your territory shall become your
property, and that they will hand over to you free of cost land granted to the
Company by you and any lands or buildings which the Company may have
bought and any houses or buildings constructed by the Company and all other
nremovable property of the Company within your territory, including the
producing wells and borings which shall be handed over in reasonably good
order and repair.
4. Please let me have a reply to this letter to the effect that you understand the
nature of the ariangements as set out above and that you are prepared to agree to
them. On receipt of your reply His Majesty’s Government will obtain from the
Company formal confiimation of their acceptance of the arrangements in question
and will communicate such confirmation to you.
Usual ending,
(Sd.) T. HICKINBOTHAM, Captain,
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.
, Bahrain.
No. 4
Translation of letter dated the 22nd May 1937, equivalent to the llth RaM’ al
Auwal 1356, /roin Shaikh Sa'id bin Maktum, O.B.E., Ruler of Dubai, to
Captain T. Hickinhotham,
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.
, Bahrain.
After compliments,
In reply to your letter No. T/l, dated the 22nd May 1937 [No. 3], equivalent
to the 11th Rabi al Auwal 1356, I beg to inform you that I have taken notice of the
conditions set out in your above-mentioned letter and that I agree to them.
Usual ending.
No. 5
Copy of letter from Captain T. Rickinbotham,
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.
, Bahrain, dated the
22nd May 1937, No. T/2 of 1937, to Shaikh Sa id bin Maktum, O.B.E., Ruler of
Dubai,
After compliments,
With reference to the Agreement signed by you on the 22nd May 1937
[No. 2] granting the 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, an oil
concession in respect of your territory, I have been directed by His Majesty’s
Government to inform you that they are prepared to accord their approval to the
concession provided you accept the following condition, namely, that should you
wish to grant permission to a Bank to open a branch or
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Dubai, as
mentioned in Article 25 of the Concession, you will obtain His Majesty’s Govern
ment’s approval before entering into any negotiations with the Bank. * On receipt
of your reply accepting the above condition, the formal approval of His Majesty’s
Government to the Concession will be communicated to you and to the Company.
Usual ending,
(Sd.) T. HICKINBOTHAM, Captain,
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.
, Bahrain
No. 6
Translation of letter dated the 22nd May 1937, equivalent to the llth Rain al
Auwal 1356, from Shaikh Said bin Maktum, O.B.E., Ruler of Dubai, to
Capt. T. Rickinbotham,
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.
, Bahrain.
After compliments,
In reply to your letter No T/2, dated the 22nd May 1937 [No. 5], equivalent
to the llth Rabi’ al Auwal 1356, I beg to inform you that should 1 wish to grant
permission to a Bank to open a branch or
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Dubai, I will obtain His
Majesty’s Government’s approval before entering into any negotiations with the
Bank.
Usual ending.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (183 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- Coll 30/138 'Oil: Debai Political Agreement and Refinery Agreement.'
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- 10r:10v
- Author
- Āl Maktūm, Shaikh Saʻīd bin Maktūm bin Hasher
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