'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company'
IOR/R/15/5/238
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The record is made up of 1 Volume (379 folios). It was created in 21 May 1924-25 May 1931. It was written in English, Arabic, Persian and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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This volume contains correspondence and contractual agreements signed between 1924 and 1926 on oil exploration and export rights in Kuwait, and to a lesser extent, other Gulf territories. The correspondence is primarily between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company based in Abadan, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait, the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited, and the Ruler of Kuwait. The file contains one foldout map of Kuwait's territory drawn for oil exploration at folio 157. The file contains Arabic documents that are primarily letters to the Ruler of Kuwait from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait, as well as a multi-language pamphlet outlining the history of the Anglo Persian Oil Company in French, Persian, and English.
- Extent and format
- 1 Volume (379 folios)
- It is grouped into
- 2 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/5/238, f 158
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 381; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Written in
- English, Arabic, Persian and French in Latin and Arabic script
- Type
- Archival file
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/5/238
- Former external reference(s)
- 5/1 III
- Date(s)
- 21 May 1924-25 May 1931 (CE, Gregorian)
- Exhibition history
Pre-1929 files on oil in Kuwait, R/15/5/236-238, originally numbered in the First Series, were renumbered in the Second Series under the subject indicator 5, no doubt in order that all papers on such an important subject should be kept together.
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- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company LimitedEmir of KuwaitPolitical Resident, Persian Gulf
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- IOR/R/15/5/238
- Title
- 'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company'
- Pages
- 6r:27v, 35r:35v, 40r:41v, 44r:45v, 47r:47v, 50r:50v, 52r:53v, 59r:60v, 62r:62v, 68r:68v, 100r:101v, 111r:111v, 159r:159v, 161r:161v, 211r:212v
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
- Copyright
- ©BP is believed to be the rightsholder
- Usage terms
- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/238
- Title
- 'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company'
- Pages
- 109r:109v, 119r:119v, 122r:122v, 125r:125v, 127r:127v, 365r:365v
- Author
- Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir xx Al Sabah, Shaikh Ahmed al-Jaber
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/238
- Title
- 'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company'
- Pages
- 220r:240v, 283r:303v, 315r:329v
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/238
- Title
- 'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company'
- Pages
- 163r:181v
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- Unknown
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/238
- Title
- 'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:5v, 28r:34v, 36r:39v, 42r:43v, 46r:46v, 48r:49v, 51r:51v, 54r:58v, 61r:61v, 63r:67v, 69r:99v, 102r:108v, 110r:110v, 112r:118v, 120r:121v, 123r:124v, 126r:126v, 128r:157v, 160r:160v, 162r:162v, 182r:210v, 213r:219v, 241r:282v, 304r:314v, 330r:364v, 366r:380v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/238, f 158
- Title
- 'Territory of Kuwait'
- Pages
- 158r:158v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence