'File 5/1 XI Kuwait Oil Company' [‎20r] (44/452)

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"building, constructing thereon all kinds of buildings,
abodes, residences, refineries, harbours and such like
buildings, railways, tramways, roads and ports, docks and
landing stages and laying pipelines, telegraph, telephone
and wireless communications and other plant or installations
as may be necessary or advantageous provided always:-
( a ) such occupation or use of land does not
affect, except as hereinafter mentioned, the interest of the
population of the Kuwait territory nor does it deprive them
xrom their acquired rights by traditional use and customs
(H) THAT the Prince shall have the right to a
reasonable extent to make use of the harbours, ports, docks
and landing stages constructed by the Company for his own
ships and boats provided the Company’s operations are not
hindered by such use
( c ) THAT the Company shall not without the consent of
the Prince construct any railway to a gauge exceeding two
feet
(d) PRIVATELY owned land and legal rights in land
shall be acquired by agreement between the Company and the
person concerned, or failing agreement the Prince will
regard such lands or rights as being required for a work of
public utility, and will acquire them according to the law
for the time being in force and at the expense in all things
of the Company. Provided that in fixing the value of such
lands, no regard shall be had to the purpose for which they
may be used by the Company and provided also that the lands
so acquired by the Prince be registered in the name of the
Prince but placed free of charge at the disposal of the
Company during the period of this agreement* The Prince
iurther agrees and undertakes that in any such expropriation
proceedings/