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'File 5/1 I Mineral and oil deposits in Kuwait territory: surveys' [91r] (181/216)
The record is made up of 1 file (106 folios). It was created in 13 Jun 1912-6 Dec 1917. 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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No. $s z°t 1^17.
j^oli oioal A 0 enoy, Kuwait.
G?ii6 6th A^ril 1^17 •
heasrs Strioi^ Soott & Co., Li/d.,
hohamLierah.
Dear Sirs,
X be^ wO re- er to your letter No.40/664. d&teu Sist hai jh
1917 to the Deputy Chiei* tolitioal QiVioer and to give you the
•following inx'oraation regarding tlie Bitumen deposit discovered
by me between Kuwait and hobeir.
'Phis is no doubt the deposit whioh Messrs James and Raise
/Jr^p&XP^t.to rind behind lias Kathixaa and ifrom the reports oh the
guide wlio went with them I imagine tnat they must have pa :sea.
very olose to the spot. As this guide deoiarea he was sure or
Pinding the place, if given another opportunity, I set out with
Shaiidi Abduliail oin Balim, eldest son of ti^e ShaiKh Ox Kuv/ait
ana marching via Jaiiara reached Mdaira on Mai'oh Idth. *<ext day
we star'ted in the direction or Sabiyah but witli the intention or
camping at Uaghaira ir unsucoessrul and trying back next day.
However, we round the deposit though with oonsiderable dixTicult;
owing to the uniX*orm and reatureless appear'nee or the wilder
ness. The guide X’irst brouglit us to > sulphur outorop rrom
which I took samples (red label). We erected a cairn on the
dite. We were then overtaken by a duststora and the hunt began
under dim cult ccnaitionc Tor the second outcrop, which the
guide described ao blaoit ana oily. This we round, by accident.
The outcrop occurred in two places in a lung pweep or sand with-
-ou* any bushes on it, which looked as ir" it migiit have oeen at
Berne time or an t^er a water course. Tnore was plenty or the
Bturr. ’ e took samples (blue label) and erected a oaim. Owing
to the weatiier conditions it was not possible to rix the s^ot
exactlyi but the accompanying sketch will show it approximately.
Sliaiidi Abdullah bin Salim, eldest son or the Shai.sh or Kuwait,
accompanied me ana with him were a numerous retinue. There
should
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This file contains correspondence and papers relating to some of the earliest attempts to prospect for oil deposits in Kuwait. It includes discussions between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, the ruler of Kuwait, and British authorities on the potential for finding oil, and the commercial and operational arrangements required to extract it when it is found. Early versions of oil concessions are also included in the paperwork.
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- 1 file (106 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 108; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-106; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/5/236
- Title
- 'File 5/1 I Mineral and oil deposits in Kuwait territory: surveys'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:25v, 28r:57v, 60r:60v, 63r:70v, 72r:92v, 94r:94v, 96r:107v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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