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Coll 30/138 'Oil: Debai Political Agreement and Refinery Agreement.' [23r] (45/369)
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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(3)
(3) The Companv 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
said right of pre-emption in the quantities at the time and in the manner
required by the Government at a convenient place of shipment or at a place of
storage in Debai to be determined by His Majesty’s Government, In the event
of a vessel employed to carry any such oil or products thereof on behalf of
His Majesty being detained on demurrage at the port of loading the Company
shall pay the amount due for demurrage according to the terms of the charter
party and/or the rates of loading previously agreed with the Company unless
the delay is due to causes beyond the control of the Company, Any dispute
which may arise as to whether the delay is due to causes beyond the control
of the Company shall be settled by agreement between His Majesty's Government
and the Company, and, in default of such agreement, the question shall be
referred to two arbitrators, one to be chosen by His Majesty's Government (or
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.
) and the other by the Company, with power to appoint
an umpire in case of disagreement, such arbitration to be held in England and
to be deemed a reference to Arbitration under the provisions of the Arbitra
tion Acts 1889 to 1934 (52 and 53 Viet. c.49j 24 and 25 Geo.V. o,14) of the
Imperial Parliament, or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof
for the time being in force.
(4) The price to be paid for all oil or products of the refining or
treatment of oil taken in pre-emption by His Majesty's Government shall be
either (a) as specified in a separate agreement or (b) if no such agreement
shall have been entered into-, a fair price for the time being at the point
of delivery as the same shall be settled by agreement between His Majesty's
Government and the Company, or in default of such agreement by arbitration
in the manner provided by the last preceding sub-clause.
To assist in arriving at a fair price at the point of delivery the
Company shall furnish for the confidential information of His Majesty's
Government, if so required, particulars of the quantities, descriptions and
prices of Debai oil or products sold to other customers and of charters or
contracts entered into for carriage and shall exhibit to His Majesty's
Government original or authenticated copies of contracts or charter parties
entered into for the sale and/or carriage of such oil or products.
(5) His Majesty's Government shall be at liberty to take control of the
works, plant and premises of the Company in Debai, and in such event the
Company shall conform to and obey all directions issued by or on behalf of
His Majesty's Government, Compensation shall be paid to the Company for any
loss or damage that may be proved to have been sustained by the Company by
reason of the exercise by His Majesty's Government of the powers conferred by
this sub-clause. Any such compensation shall be settled by agreement
between His Majesty's Government and the Company or, in default of agreement,
by arbitration in the manner provided by sub-clause (3).
SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by)
the said John Charles )
Walton on behalf of His )
Majesty's Government in the )
presence of:-
THE COMMON SEAL of Petroleum )
Concessions Limited was here- )
unto affixed in the presence )
)
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- 22r:23v
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