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(A.) Letter, dated March 25, 1954, from the Qatar Petroleum Company Limited
to the Ruler of Qatar undertaking to observe certain arrangements in the
computation of its income under the Qatar Income Tax Decree* 133
(/) Letter, dated March 28, 1954. from the Ruler of Qatar to the Qatar Petroleum
Company Limited agreeing to the arrangements in (k) above ............... 133
Qatar Oil-shore Concession
No. 6.—Concession Agreement between Shell Overseas Exploration Company and
the Ruler of Qatar, dated November 29. 1952 ................................................... 134
(a) Letter, dated November 29, 1952, from Shell Overseas Exploration Company
to the Ruler of Qatar giving some undertakings additional to the Agree
ment (No. 6) above and requesting the Ruler’s written acceptance of them 144
(b) Letter, dated November 29, 1952, from Shell Overseas Exploration Company
to the Ruler of Qatar regarding payments to be made to the latter under
the Concession Agreement ........................................................................... 145
(c) Letter, dated November 29. 1952, from Shell Overseas Exploration Company
to the representative of the Ruler of Qatar, stating that in accordance
with the terms of the Concession Agreement all the personnel, staff and
equipment of the Company would be transferred from Bahrain to Dohah
by June 30. 1953 ....................................................................................... 145
(d) Letter, dated March 25, 1954, from Shell Overseas Exploration Company to
the Ruler of Qatar about computation of income for the purposes of the
Qatar Income Tax Decree*........................................................................... 146
(e) Letter, dated March 28. 1954, from the Ruler of Qatar to Shell Overseas
Exploration Company replying to (d) above ....................................... 146
No. 7.—Political Agreement between Her Majesty’s Government and Shell Overseas
Exploration Company Limited, relating to the off-shore oil Concession Agree
ment of November 29, 1952 (No. 6 above), dated December 15. 1952 ............... 146
(a) Letter, dated December 22. 1953, from the Political Resident in the Persian
Gulf to the Ruler of Qatar on the subject of the Political Agreement ... 149
PART IV
TRUCIAL STATES
Abu Dhabi Oil Concesssion
No. 1.—Concession Agreement between Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast)
Limited, and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, dated January 11, 1939 ........................... 151
No. 2.—Political Agreement between His Majesty’s Government and Petroleum
Development (Trucial Coast) Limited, relating to the Abu Dhabi Oil Concession
(No. 1) above, dated April 11, 1940 ............................................................................ 155
Abu Dhabi Off-shore Concession
No. 3.—Concession Agreement between the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and D’Arcy Explora
tion Company, dated March 9, 1953 ............................................................................ 158
(а) Letter, dated March 9. 1953, from D’Arcy Exploration Company to the Ruler
of Abu Dhabi regarding payments to be made to the latter under the
Concession Agreement (No. 3) above ................................................... 164
(б) Letter, dated March 9. 1953, from D’Arcy Exploration Company to the three
representatives of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, setting out their specific
functions under the Concession Agreement as agents of the Ruler and
stating the annual payments to be made to them ........................... 165
No. 4.—Political Agreement between Her Majesty’s Government and D’Arcy Explora
tion Company, regarding the off-shore oil Concession Agreement with the Ruler
of Abu Dhabi, dated March 31. 1953 ................................................................ 165
(а) Letter, dated June 16, 1953, from D’Arcy Exploration Company to the Under
secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, requesting the latter’s agreement on
three specific points arising under the Political Agreement (No. 4) above 169
(б) Letter, dated July 16, 1953, from the Foreign Office replying to (a) above
and containing the required agreement .................................................... 169
(c) Letter, dated December 2, 1950, from the Political Agent, Bahrain, to the
Ruler of Abu Dhabi, requesting the latter’s acceptance of the Political
Agreement relating to the Superior Oil Company’s concession which was
terminated in 1952 ........................................................................................ 170
(d) Letter, dated March 9. 1953, from the Ruler of Abu Dhabi to the Political
Officer. Trucial Coast, conveying his acceptance of the conditions men
tioned in (c) above in respect of No. 4 above ....................................... 170
• See Qatar Queen’s Regulation No. 1 of 1954.
