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Coll 30/138 'Oil: Debai Political Agreement and Refinery Agreement.' [96r] (191/369)
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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nine hundred and thirty is made BETWEEN HIS MAJESTY'S
GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (hereinafter called "His Majesty's
Government") of the one part and the—ANGLO PERSIAN OIL COMPANY-LIMITED
LiuutiJ (hereinafter called "the Company" w ^ichj context
so admits be deemed to include its successors anchor assignees,
other part.
of \
S' in the event of the Company obtaining a concession from
WHERE
the Sheikh of ^arar (hereinafter called "the Sheikh") certain responsibili
ties will devolve on His Majesty's Government, the Company has agreed with
His Majesty's Government as follows:- . ,
NOTWITHSTANDING anything contained in Article It of the Agr
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botwoen tho Company and the Sheikh, that agreement shall not be transferred
to ary other company without the prior consent in writing of His Majesty's
Government, and any other company to which that agreement may be trans
ferred shall be and remain a British company registered in Great Britain
and having its principal place of business in Great Britain, and its
Chairman shall at all times be a British subject.
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TjQ , pw:rfrNSTANDTwn nny^hing »^n :fc ^in A 4--in 1 ? of tlm Agreement
between tho Company-end the SheikhT-eny sub s id iery--compnny shall be and
remain a British company registered in Great Britain and having its
principal place of business in Great Britain, and its Chairman shall at
all times be a British subject.
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THE employees of the Company in Qatar shall at all times be British
subjects or subjects of the Sheikh, provided that, with the consent of His
Majesty's Government, such persons of other nationality as are required
for the efficient carrying on of the undertaking may be employed.
NOTWITHSTANDING anything contained in the Agreement between the
Company and the Sheikh, the importation of foreign native labour shall be
subject to the approval of 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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FOR- the purpose of—dealing with--the Qatar authorities one e-f- the
superior local employees of tho-Company, who shall be a British subject,
ahal-jr bfr-fUgignated ehiof local representative nf the Co mpany In Qatar.
The approval of His Majesty’s Government shall be required fjor the person
so designated. He will be ordinarily resident in an^Twill be
re sponsible for the Company’s local relations with the Qatax? authorities,
'which shaTT^be conducted through the political representative of His
Majesty's Government in Qatar if and whon such a repreaanbabivo is-appointeek
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SUBJECT to the terms of the Agreement between the Company and the
Sheikh the Company undertakes at all times to pay due deference to the
wishes of the Sheikh and to the advice of the ^tiriFil ive (~^f
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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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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ANY right given to the Company under its agreement with the Sheikh to
utilise means of transportation by air shall be subject to any general
regulations for civil aircraft made by the Sheikh on the advice of His
Majesty’s Government,***?^ tuui <tuy(\u<P*iuo uAutU i+uUf h (JH<& fa Ps{,/QiiStuf"
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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
the purposes of its operations, any sites which may have been selected 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 which shall not be
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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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- Coll 30/138 'Oil: Debai Political Agreement and Refinery Agreement.'
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- 60r:64v, 83r:87v, 91r:97v
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