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'Agreement relating to the Umm-al-Qaiwan Oil Concession [between] His Majesty's Government...
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/18/B482
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This record is a file about the 'Agreement relating to the Umm-al-Qaiwan Oil Concession [between] His Majesty's Government... dating from 29 Jan 1946.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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IOR/L/PS/18/B482
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Title (The name of the record)
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'Agreement relating to the Umm-al-Qaiwan Oil Concession [between] His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and Petroleum Concessions Limited'
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Date (When the record was created)
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29 Jan 1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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The file concerns an agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and Petroleum Concessions Limited, which relates to the Umm-al-Qaiwain Oil Concession of 29 January 1946, which was arranged between the Ruler of Umm-al-Qaiwain and Petroleum Concessions Limited in 1945. The agreement outlines the terms and conditions, laid down by the British Government, regulating the operation of the company in Umm-al-Qaiwain. The document includes a 'pre-emption' clause which is relevant in the event of a state of national emergency or war. The agreement is signed by Sir William Dawson Croft, Deputy Under-Secretary of State, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, in the presence of Francis Anthony Kitchener Harrison, the Assistant Principal to the India Office. It is also sealed by the petroleum company. Included with the agreement is a translation of a letter dated 31 January 1946 from Shaikh Ahmed bin Rashid, Ruler of Umm-al-Qaiwain, to the Political Agent [no country given] relating to the opening of a bank branch as per Article 25 of the agreement.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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This file contains two related documents which are arranged in chronological order.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 file (3 folios).
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 3; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d9bf7545-fcac-486d-ab45-f8ce900c1955/
Series information
IOR/L/PS/18
Political and Secret Department Memoranda
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/L/PS
Political and Secret Department Records
Within the series: IOR/L/PS/18
Political and Secret Department Memoranda
Within the sub-series: IOR/L/PS/18/B
Political and Secret Department Memoranda: Section B
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'Agreement relating to the Umm-al-Qaiwan Oil Concession [between] His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and Petroleum Concessions Limited'