"ملف رقم 10/3 VIII الامتياز النفطي بقطر" [و‎‎١‎٦‎٤] (٤٥٦/٣٣١)

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THIS AGREEMENT dated the fifth day
of June One thousand
nine hundred and thirty five, is made BETWEEN HIS MAJESTY'S
CK)VERNMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (hereinafter called "His Majesty^
Govern^lent ,, ) of the one part and the ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL COMPANY LIMITED
(hereinafter called "the Company" which expression shall where the context
so admits be deemed to include its successors and/or assignees) of the
other part.
WHEREAS in the event of the Company obtaining a concession from
the Sheikh of Qatar (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
1. NOTWITHSTANDING anything contained in Article 12 of the Agreement
between the Company and the Sheikh, that agreement shall not be transferred
to any 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,
2. NOTWITHSTANDING anything contained in Article 12 of the Agreement
between the Company and the Sheikh, any subsidiary company 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.
3. 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 in the Persian Gulf.
FOR the purpose of dealing with the Qatar authorities one of the
superior local employees of the Company, who shall be a British subject,
shall be designated chief local representative of the Company in Qatar.
The approval of His Majesty's Government shall be required for the person
so designated. He will be ordinarily resident in Qatar and will be
responsible for the Company's local relations with the Qatar authorities,
which shall be conducted through the political representative of His
Majesty's Government in Qatar if and when such a representative is appointed
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 political representative (if
any) of His Majesty's Government in Qatar and the Political Resident in the
Persian Gulf.
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.
^* 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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