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Coll 30/138 'Oil: Debai Political Agreement and Refinery Agreement.' [132r] (263/369)
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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TELEPHONE : NATIONAL 3582
^LEGRAMS :
INLAND : PeK^NCESS, FINSQUARE. LONDON
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PETCONCESS, LONDON
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CODES :
BENTLEY'S SECOND PHRASE
BENTLEY'S COMPLETE PHRASE WITH OIL SUPPLEMENT
LOMBARD
PETROLEUM CONCESSIONS LIMITED
DIRECTORS :
Sir John Cadman,
G.C.M.G.
[Knight] Grand Cross of [the Order of] St Michael and St George (accolade).
(Chairman)
A. Agnew, C.B.E.
R. Cayrol, D.S.C. (French)
W. Fraser, C
C. S. GulbenL .formerly Armenian)
J. B. A. Kessler (Dutch)
Sir John B. Lloyd
J. A. Meny (French)
H. G. Seidel (U.S.A.)
R. W. Sellers
J. Skliros
CITY-GATE HOUSE
PC. 28/149
FINSBURY SQUARE
LONDON • E.C.2
1st October, 1936-
1
My dear Clauson,
Your letter P.Z. 6412/5^ Aated September 29 th, for
which many thanks. 1 have no comments to offer on your
proposed re-drafting of paragraphs 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 and 8 .
In paragraph 4, I cannot help feeling that the
suggested text is slightly out of touch with realities;
±f 9 for example, we have a geologist touring on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, he will almost certainly find himself in
greater or less contact with some of the six Trucial
Coast Shaikhs, and will drink coffee with them, hire camels,
arrange guards, etc. Perhaps it is not quite reasonable
to ask him to do this in all cases through our Chief Local
Representative. Do you think that at the beginning 01 tne
paragraph, and between the words ’’the Company” and the
words ’’shall deal”, we should insert some such phrase as
’’over all matters of importance or principle”, or ”in all
except unimportant or routine matters”?
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Secondly, instead of saying ”he will be ordinarily
resident in Bahrain” I suggest that we say ”he will be
ordinarily resident in ••••••••••••• or Bahrain”•
Thirdly, I can hardly visualise that all the Company’s
relations with this or that Shaikh shall be conducted,
through H.M.G.’s representative. In such very outlying
places it seems to me difficult deliberately to exclude the
possibility of direct relations between the Company ana the
Shaikh. Is it not more a case for keeping H.M.G. s
representative fully informed, and consulting him on all
important issues? Even to-day, you will agree, our rela
tions with these Shaikhs are not being conducted through
H.M.G.’s representative.
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3872
- Title
- Coll 30/138 'Oil: Debai Political Agreement and Refinery Agreement.'
- Pages
- 132r:133v, 152r:153v
- Author
- Longrigg, Stephen Hemsley
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