'File 5/16 Chief Local Representative for KOC and Aminco; relations between companies and Shaikh'

Content

This file contains papers discussing the relationship between the Kuwait Oil Company, the British Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, and the Kuwaiti Government. In particular, the papers discuss the concern by British authorities about the extent of their influence at the Kuwait Oil Company, and the extent to which the Ruler of Kuwait's authority applies to some of the Company's peripheral operations. Other papers discuss the removal and appointment of personnel in order to indirectly ensure a minimum of British influence at the Company. The latter half of the file includes papers that discuss the dismissal of Iraqi artisans at the Company, and the political repercussions of changing labour practices.

Extent and format

1 file (56 folios)

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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 58; 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 A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.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 in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/5/268

Former external reference(s)

5/16

History of this record

Date(s)

8 Feb 1949-10 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Petroleum industryLabour relations

People & organisations

Kuwait Oil Company

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'File 5/16 Chief Local Representative for KOC and Aminco; relations between companies and Shaikh', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/268, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000117> [accessed 27 August 2024]

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