مجموعة ١٦٤/٣٠ "النفط: امتيازات النفط في الساحل المتصالح: - كلباء." [ظ‎‎١‎٢] (٢٤٤/٢٥)

be unreasonably withheld the Company shall have the right to use for the
purposes of its operations such harbours as may be developed by the
Sheikh or His Majesty*s Government if there is not reasonable harbour
accommodation available elsewhere. Subject to the terms of the agreement
between the Company and the Sheikh harbours developed by the Company
shall be under its complete and exclusive control.
TELEGRAPH, wireless and telephone installations, if any, maintained
by the Company shall be for use only in its business and as provided in
the concession, and shall be so constructed and operated that their
operations shall not interfere with the operations of such wireless,
telegraph or telephone installations as may be established by the Sheikh
or His Majesty's Government, or their agent.
THE Company, whether they shall have been consulted by the Sheikh
or not, will not tender him any advice in the matter of the opening of a
branch of a bank in Kalba without previous consultation with His
Majesty's Government.
IN the event of a state of national emergency or war (of the
existence of either of which His Majesty's Government shall be the sole
judge) His Majesty's Government shall have the right of pre-emption of
all the oil produced in Kalba in accordance with the terms of the
Schedule hereto.
THE Company shall obtain the prior permission of the Sheikh before
working in any particular area, in order that the Sheikh may be in a
position to fulfil his responsibilities for the protection of the Company.
In any case in which the Company feels that the free movement of its
personnel within the concession area is being unnecessarily restricted
the matter shall be referred to the Political Resident.
IN WITNESS whereof
on behalf of
His Majesty's Government (#as hereunto set his hand and seal and the
Company has hereunto caused its Common Seal to be affixed the day and
year first above written.
THE SCHEDULE above referred to
Pre-emption Clause.
In the event of a state of national emergency or war (of the
existence of which His Majesty's Government shall be the sole judge) -
(1) His Majesty's Government shall have the right of pre-emption of
all crude oil gotten under the Concession granted by the Sheikh to the
Company and of all the products thereof and shall have the right to
require the Company to the extent of any refining capacity it may have in
Kalba to produce oil fuel that shall comply with the Admiralty
specifications at the time provided that Kalba oil be of a suitable kind
and quality for this purpose.
(2) The Company shall use its utmost endeavours to increase so far
as reasonably possible with existing facilities the supply of oil and/or
products thereof for the Government to the extent required by the
Government.
(3) The Company shall with every reasonable expedition and so as to
avoid demurrage on the vessel or vessels engaged to convey the same, do
its utmost to deliver all oil or products of oil purchased by the
Government under their said right of pre-emption in the quantities at the
time and in the manner required by the Government at a convenient place
of shipment or at a place of storage in Kalba to be determined by His
Majesty's Government. In the event of a vessel employed to carry any
such oil or products thereof on behalf of His Majesty being detained on