‫ﻳﺘﻌﻠﻖ اﻟﻤﻠﻒ ﺑﺎﺗﻔﺎﻗﻴﺔ ﺫاﺕ ﺻﻠﺔ ﺑﺎﻣﺘﻴﺎﺯ اﻟﻨﻔﻂ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺴﻘﻂ‪ ،‬ﻭﻫﻲ ﻗﺪ ﺃُﺑﺮﻣﺖ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺳﻌﻴﺪ ﺑﻦ‬ ‫ﺗﻴﻤﻮﺭ ﺁﻝ ﺑﻮﺳﻌﻴﺪ‪ ،‬ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺳﻠﻄﻨﺔ ﻣﺴﻘﻂ ﻭﻋُﻤﺎﻥ‪ ،‬ﻭﺷﺮﻛﺔ اﻣﺘﻴﺎﺯاﺕ اﻟﻨﻔﻂ اﻟﻤﺤﺪﻭﺩﺓ ﻓﻲ ‪ ٢٤‬ﻳﻮﻧﻴﻮ ‪.١٩٣٧‬‬ ‫ﺗُﺒﻴﻦ اﻻﺗﻔﺎﻗﻴﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻔﺼﻴﻞ اﻟﺒﻨﻮﺩ ﻭاﻟﺸﺮﻭﻁ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻟﻻﻣﺘﻴﺎﺯ ﺑﻤﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺫﻟﻚ اﻟﺴﻌﺮ اﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺠﺐ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺪﻓﻌﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ ﻟﻠﺸﻴﺦ‪ ،‬ﻭاﻟﻤﻨﺎﻃﻖ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﻟﻠﺸﺮﻛﺔ اﻟﺘﻨﻘﻴﺐ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺑﺤﺜًﺎ ﻋﻦ اﻟﻨﻔﻂ‪ ،‬ﻭاﻟﺤﻘﻮﻕ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺳﺘﺤﺼﻞ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ اﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ ﺃﻭ ﻟﻦ ﺗﺤﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﻋﻨﺪ ﻗﻴﺎﻣﻬﺎ ﺑﻌﻤﻠﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﻳﻮﺟﺪ ﺗﻌﺪﻳﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻻﺗﻔﺎﻗﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻮﺭﻗﺔ‬ ‫اﻷﺧﻴﺮﺓ‪ ،‬ﻭﻳﺘﻀﻤﻦ ﺣﻈﺮ اﺳﺘﻴﺮاﺩ اﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ ﺃﻭ ﻣﻮﻇﻔﻴﻬﺎ ﺃﺳﻠﺤﺔ ﻧﺎﺭﻳﺔ ﻭﺣﻈﺮ ﺁﺧﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ اﺳﺘﻴﺮاﺩ ﻭﺗﻨﺎﻭﻝ‬ ‫اﻟﻜﺤﻮﻝ‪ ،‬ﻭﻳُﺴﺘﺜﻨﻰ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ اﻟﺮﻋﺎﻳﺎ اﻷﺟﺎﻧﺐ )ﻫﺆﻻء اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻮﻧﻮا ﻣﻮاﻃﻨﻴﻦ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻠﻄﻨﺔ(‪.‬‬

‫ﻳﺘﻌﻠﻖ اﻟﻤﻠﻒ ﺑﺎﺗﻔﺎﻗﻴﺔ ﺫاﺕ ﺻﻠﺔ ﺑﺎﻣﺘﻴﺎﺯ اﻟﻨﻔﻂ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺴﻘﻂ‪ ،‬ﻭﻫﻲ ﻗﺪ ﺃُﺑﺮﻣﺖ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺳﻌﻴﺪ ﺑﻦ‬ ‫ﺗﻴﻤﻮﺭ ﺁﻝ ﺑﻮﺳﻌﻴﺪ‪ ،‬ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺳﻠﻄﻨﺔ ﻣﺴﻘﻂ ﻭﻋُﻤﺎﻥ‪ ،‬ﻭﺷﺮﻛﺔ اﻣﺘﻴﺎﺯاﺕ اﻟﻨﻔﻂ اﻟﻤﺤﺪﻭﺩﺓ ﻓﻲ ‪ ٢٤‬ﻳﻮﻧﻴﻮ ‪.١٩٣٧‬‬ ‫ﺗُﺒﻴﻦ اﻻﺗﻔﺎﻗﻴﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻔﺼﻴﻞ اﻟﺒﻨﻮﺩ ﻭاﻟﺸﺮﻭﻁ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻟﻻﻣﺘﻴﺎﺯ ﺑﻤﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺫﻟﻚ اﻟﺴﻌﺮ اﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺠﺐ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺪﻓﻌﻪ‬ ...