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'File 86/1 I (D 73) Eastern and General Syndicate - Proposed Oil Concession in Kuwait' [138r] (287/487)
The record is made up of 1 volume (244 folios). It was created in 28 Aug 1925-1 Jun 1931. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Extract from personal letter dat.e>_ 25t i oep-eru. e
1930 from X.t«Colone n • -•-•oJick.sonj - c . ^ ^ r
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3. I am sendii, 0 by next iown steamer ray comments on
agreement. The points you have also noticed and mentioned in
your letter to London, are all much to trie point, i.e.his
ambitious schemes of railways, telegraphs, canals, ports, etc,
Fane" all came true, and we found them all in Amcrioar •
It would "be an intolerable position. Actually in my cor;: gi^3
I have gone out mostly to safeguard our ^faval and military fut
interests. I am especially anxious to keep any concern of Holmes'
from getting hold of the old naval coal depot and harbour here.
V /e used to pay tne Shaiiih T^s . 70,0 00, - i^i ^ ni i .. a ^ j
for the site, before we occupied Iilft.su obviously in case we
found it necessary later^liave a naval base there,
it up when we took I As tne lat 6r ^3 no . ig - .,
I think we ou^ht certainly to get it bad: a^ain. If v/e cannot
get it denied to Holmes "by a clause in his agreement then I think
we out ht certainly to renew our lease v/xth the r^hux-cn ur .uer
old conii L1
4„ Between you and Lie, 1 i irmly believe iiolmes thinks
there is oil close to and in the immediate vicinity of* the Town.
His bore of 700 ft. near the Shaikh 's palace I "believe has proveo
a lot to Holmes. From theVe he proposes to do the usual
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triangular boring of wells - 5c C about 2 to 3 r.i ^lec
from A. If I am correct and he finds success at 3 & C
then the last brings him almost dead on the old " - r.uwuiK lease!
area" and 3 conveniently to the Soutn of it. In any case if he
f axled
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The volume covers the proposal by the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited for oil concessions in Kuwait (also spelled Koweit) which were to be negotiated on the Syndicate's behalf by Major Frank Holmes.
Included within the volume are copies of the draft agreements and correspondence between the Syndicate, the Colonial Office, The Government of India, 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 and the Sheikh of Kuwait with regards to the various clauses proposed in the agreements. The correspondence focuses primarily on clauses in the draft agreement which would permit the Syndicate to pass any concessions granted on to their American owners, and the concerns of both the Sheikh of Kuwait (Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ) and the British Government over British companies operating in Kuwait.
Further correspondence and documents of interest in the file include:
- Complete copies of the first and second proposed draft agreements, in English and Arabic with comments by British officials (folios 111-131 and folios 205-223). A further copy of the second draft, in English only and with annotations, is also included in the file (folios 6-24);
- Correspondence between 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. ; 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. , and the Colonial Office focusing on the importance of Kuwait's strategic position in the Gulf and the likelihood of a British Military and Naval base being required again in the country once Iraq becomes independent in 1932;
- Interest in re-acquiring leases for the areas of Shuwaikh, Ras-al-Ardh, al-Dasmah and al-Nigara in Kuwait for use by the Royal Navy and Air Force;
- Correspondence regarding drilling for water and the establishment of wells which Major Holmes has undertaken for the Shaikh of Kuwait and British suspicions that the well sites are being used for speculative oil drilling;
- Correspondence between the British Government and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (A.P.O.C) regarding their possible interest in the oil concession in Kuwait.
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- 1 volume (244 folios)
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The papers in this file are arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The volume has been foliated in the top right corner of each folio with a pencil number. The foliation sequence runs from the first to last folios, the only exception being folio 194 which is located on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 193.
Foliation anomalies: 1A, 1B, 1C, 59A, 134A, 139A, 164A, 223A, 223B
Condition: The volume no longer has a back cover or spine, and only part of the labelling for the spine remains.
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- Title
- 'File 86/1 I (D 73) Eastern and General Syndicate - Proposed Oil Concession in Kuwait'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:2v, 3v:5v, 24v:25v, 26v:29v, 30v:34v, 36v:37v, 38v:41v, 42v:43v, 44v:58v, 59ar:59av, 79v:97v, 98v:103v, 105r:110v, 131v:134v, 134ar:134av, 135r:135v, 136v:139v, 139ar, 139v:160v, 161v, 163v:164v, 164ar, 165r:193v, 195r:196v, 197v:202v, 203v:204v, 205v:223v, 223ar:223bv, 224r:235v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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