مجموعة ٣٠/٨٧(٢) الجزء I "قطر: الامتياز النفطي." [و‎‎٣‎٦‎٧] (١٣١٠/٧٥٢)

India Office.
Confidential.
Memo. B. 445
Political Agreement of 5th June 1935 between His Majesty’s
Government in the United Kingdom and the Anglo-Persian
Oil Company, Limited.
THIS I dated the Fifth day of June, One thousand nine hundred
and thirty-five, is made BETWEEN His Majesty’s Government in the United
Kingdom (hereinafter called “His Majesty’s Government”) of the one part
and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Limited (hereinafter called “ the
Company,” which expression shall where the context so admits he 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 responsibilities 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 transferred 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 Govern
ment, 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Any right given to the Company under its agreement with the Sheikh to
utilise means of transportation b}^ air shall be subject to any general regulations
for civil aircraft made by the Sheikh on the advice of Elis Majesty’s Government.
7. 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
P.Z. 3209/35.
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