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Coll 30/138 'Oil: Debai Political Agreement and Refinery Agreement.' [‎105v] (210/369)

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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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to His Excellency the Shaikh the following pay
x\greement, namely :—
(а) On signature -
(б) At the end of each year of the first five
years from the date of signature
(c) At the end of the sixth year from the
date of signature and at the end of
every year which follows it until the
end of the concession - - -
{d) \\ hen the Company wins oil and saves it
into storage it shall pay royalty on the
Substances, in accordance with the
description of Article First, as follows:—
(1) On all the Substances which it
has won and saved into storage, except
asphalt, ozokerite and natural gas
per ton (2,240 English pounds) at
the rate of
(2) On asphalt and ozokerite won
and saved into storage per ton (2,240
English pounds) at the rate of
(3) On natural gas produced and
sold per 1,000 cubic feet at the
rate of - -
ments during the period of this
Four Lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
(Rs. 4,00,000.)
One and a half Lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ^
(Rs. 1,50,000.)
Three Lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
(Rs. 3,00,000.)
Three Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ,
(bs. 3.)
One Rupee Eight Annas.
(Re. 1 as. 8.)
Two Annas.
(As. 2.)
But the Company shall not pay royalty on any of the Substances used within the
State of Qatr by the Company or its employees.
Article Fifth. Ihe Company will measure all liquid matters, at the time
of their extraction from wells, either by dipping reservoirs, or by means of
measuiing instruments, and measure solid substances by weiefhino - • and it should
supply the Shaikh with a copy of the register if His Excellency so demand. Like
wise, the Company shall submit to His Excellency the Shaikh an account of the
Substances extracted by it for every six months and the authorized agent of the
fehaikh shall have the right of inspection thereof at all reasonable times.
Article Sixth, the Company may construct, maintain and operate roads and
telegraph and telephone installations and their lines and wireless stations, railways,
refineries and the ordinary ports situated at Dohah for importing its materials and
pipe-lines and pumping stations, workshops, houses and other things and works
which are useful for it, as required for the purposes of its operations, and also the
accommodations required for its employees, but excepting the places occupied by the
enterprise of their owners, or those which it will be difficult for their owners to part
with; and these are exempted. And the Company has the right to choose the port
which may be suitable for exporting its substances; and it will likewise have the
right to use all the means of transport required for its operations in accordance with
this Agicement, excepting aerial transport, which, on every occasion arising for it,
the Company must obtain the Shaikh’s permission and consent thereto. And His
Excellency he Shaikh shall have the full right to use those roads, the electric
telegraph) lines, the wireless installations, telephones, and railways for his personal
business and lor governmental purposes in case of need free of charge; and the
Shaikh shall have the right, also, to use all the ports used and constructed by the
tSBAXST’ ,0 H ” s “ b •"
Article bcventti. IPe Shaikh grants to the Company the use and occupation of
uncultivated lands belonging to the Shaikh himself and which the Company may
require for its operations, free, after an understanding is arrived at between the

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The file concerns the preparation and signing of two agreements relating to the Debai [Dubai] oil concession:

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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