File 537/1921 Part 2 'Persia: Oil - A.P.O. Co's development of new oil-fields; Oil Boring at Dasht-i-Qil; A.P.O. Co's agreement with Kashkuli Khans' [‎287r] (245/254)

Enclosure 1.
Translation.
An agreement was entered into as follows between Messrs the An°do-
Persian Oil Company Limited, on the one part hereinafter called the Company
and (1) Abul Path Khan Kashkuli on behalf of himself and all the descend
ants of the late Abul Hasan Khan Kashkuli, to include the descendants of
Akbar Beg and Askar Beg Kashkuli and all their heirs and successors and all
their tribesmen and dependants.
(2) Hasi Khan Kashkuli on behalf of himself and all the descendants of
the late Haji Muhammad Karim Khan Kashkuli, to include Basan Quii Beg
and all his descendants and all their heirs and successors and all their tribes
men and dependants.
(o) Ghulam Husain Khan Kashkuli on behalf of himself and all the
descendants of the late Kazim Beg Kashkuli and all their tribesmen and
dependants.
(4) Ilyas Khan Kashkuli on behalf of himself and all the descendants of
the late Muhammad Ali Khan Kashkuli and all their heirs and successors and
all their tribesmen and dependants.
(5) Pathullah Khan Kashkuii on behalf of himself and all the descendants
of the late Haidar Ali Khan Kashkuli and all their heirs and successors
and all their tribesmen and dependants.
( 6 ) Muhammad Quli Khan on behalf of himself and ail the descendants of
the late Muhammad Hasan Khan Kashkuli and all their heirs and successors
and all their tribesmen and dependants hereinafter called the Kashkuli Khans,
in respect of the privileges required by the said Company throughout the
whole extent of the ^territories in occupation of the Kashkuli tribe in their
winter quarters, for the purposes of the Company’s business under the
concession which they hold from the Persian Government.
Article 1 .—The Company shall have the right to drill for oil and for
water and to make all investigations necessary for the purpose of their business
in all parts of the said territories and to construct and erect tramways roads
buildings machinery and telegraph apparatus of all kinds in any part of the
said territories so far as may be necessary for the purposes of their business.
The Company shall have the right to collect and use free anywhere in the
said territories stone gach salt sulphur clay wood and water whetber§from
rivers or springs for the purposes of their work.
The selection of routes and sites for such work shall rest with the
Company
Article 2 —All lands whatever required by tie Company for the purpose
f their preliminary exploration for oil including all or any natural springs of
il in the said territories together with an adequate supply of water so far as
vailable -shall be granted by the said Kashkuli Klims to the Company free of
haro-e and without let or hindrance from any of their relatives or dependants
r any of their tribesmen or of third parties. And it is hereby agreed that in
onsideration of the sums to be paid to the Kashkuli Khans under Art.cles
°and 9 any claim for compensation rebard or subsidy put forward by a
tod party in respect ol sucE land or of the protection to be rendered to the
nmkd v b v the Kashkuli Khans shall be met by the said Khans or their heirs
rtll suorksok and that under no circumstances shall the Company be made to
f tot he same. If the Company And. itself obliged to pay
thei Parties in order to ensure the safety of their work the amount paid
aay be deducted by the Company at their option irom the amount due to the
lashkuli Khans.
Article 3. —As soon as the , Company have
il in sufficient quantities to justify the laying o
hVkashkulT Khans hereby 7 undertake to^ell whatever land maybe required
the Company for their operations at the following rates : for every square
f 100 yards on^each side ten tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. for arable land and five tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. for non-
been successful in finding
a pipe line and as soon as
undertake to purchase and