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Coll 30/138 'Oil: Debai Political Agreement and Refinery Agreement.' [92r] (183/369)
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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6. ANY right given to the Company under its agreement with
the Sheikh to utilise means o:c transportation by air shall be
subject to any general regulations for civil aircraft made by
the Sheikh on bhe advice of Kis Majesty’s Government, and to
any instructions which may be issued by 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.
m the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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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 occupy, and shall not include in the
areas to be acquired or utilised for tie purposes of its
operations, any sites which may have been s elected by or on
behalf of the Sheikh or His Majesty’s Government for defence
purposes, for aerodromes, aeroplane or seaplane bases or for
wireless and telegraph installations or in connection with
the development of harbours, provided that with the consent
of His Majesty’s Government v/hich 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 che terms of the agreement between the Company and the
Sheikh harbours developed by the Company shall be under its
complete and exclusive control.
t: * . TELTjGFtAPH, 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.
^ IN the event of a state of national emergency or war
(or the existence ol 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 m [Qatar' 1 n?^B a I
in accordance with the terms of the schedule hereto. v
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11 .
THM Company shall obtain the prior pormis sion of the
Sheiki before working in any particular area, in order that the
Sheiich 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 m
which tne Company feels that the free movement of its
peisonnel witnin the concession area is being unnecessarily
restricted the matter shall be referred for decision to 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.
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iN the event of notice of termination of the Agreement
between the Company and the sheikh being given on the ground
tnat ohc 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 no Lice of termination on such grounds is not
justixieu, and in that event the Sheikh shall not cancel the
3a i? f§ reeme ?' t until arbitrcition takes place in accordance
wi^h the said provisions and unless the Company fails to
^ard of the arbitrators within the reasonable
°i me l ' villc N shall be nxed by the arbitrators for so doing.
IN WITNESS whereof
Majesty’s Government
orcunto
, on behalf of
hand and seal
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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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- Coll 30/138 'Oil: Debai Political Agreement and Refinery Agreement.'
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- 60r:64v, 83r:87v, 91r:97v
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