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Article 25
The Company shall make all payments that become due to the Shaikh under
this Agreement into the Shaikh’s account at the Eastern Bank, Ltd., Bahrain, and
the Bank’s receipts shall be a full discharge for the Company in respect to the
payment of the sum stated in the Bank’s receipt.
Should the Shaikh decide to grant permission for a Bank to open a branch
or Agency in Sharjah the Shaikh shall consult with the Company as to which Bank
shall be given the permission.
The Shaikh may from time to time designate in writing another Bank or Banks
for the purpose of this Article.
Article 26
The Shaikh may select a local man to act as a confidential person as between
the Shaikh and the Company’s Representative and to assist in procuring the labour
that the Company may require. The salary of the Shaikh’s confidential person
so appointed shall be paid by the Company through the Shaikh in Sharjah and
shall be at the rate of Rupees Four hundred (400) per month.
Article 27
This Agreement is written in English and translated into Arabic.
In Witness whereof the parties to this Agreement have set their hands the
day and year first above written.
And God is Gracious.
The Company, The Shaikh,
Ernest O. Parkes. Sultan bin Sagar.
(Signed in Arabic.)
In the presence of
T. Hickinbotham,
Political Agent, Bahrain.
17 th September, 1937.
Schedule No. 1
The provisions of this Schedule No. 1—and now attached to the Oil
Concession Agreement (of the same date) for the State of Sharjah—forms an
integral part of the above-mentioned Concession Agreement and has equal validity
thereto.
Reference to
Article No.
14 (a) The Company may construct roads within the town areas of the
State of Sharjah, but must first obtain the consent and written per­
mission of the Shaikh to do so.
14 (M The Company shall train such subjects of the Shaikh that may be
employed by the Company for office and technical work; for the
purposes of such training the Company shall afford such native
employees all reasonable facilities so that they may improve their
professional efficiency and the Company shall make necessary arrange­
ments for them.
26. The Shaikh shall select a person as his Representative in whom he
shall have confidence and it is not necessary that such person be
conversant with the English language.
27. Should any dispute occur in respect of this Agreement then both
the English and Arabic text shall have equal status.
A. Any amount paid by the Company to the Shaikh in respect of this
Agreement shall not be returnable in any circumstances.
B. The period allowed within which drilling shall begin is that of
nine calendar years from the date of signature of the Concession
Agreement. If the period of nine years stipulated above is expired and
the Company did not do geological examination and field work, &c.,
constantly with every diligence and activity then the Agreement shall
be annulled.