'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company' [228r] (460/766)
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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Prlvlle^aa to bo enjoyed by tho
Goiapany under the proepwotin# licence.
I. Fr'eo aocetsp tor their Agents
and servant® necessarily esnployed by
the latter to all part® of the public
territory under the control of the
Sheilh # saving only sacreil buildings,
shrines,Grave-Yard® and the area within
the Town Wall as specified •'in , 'Artlcle
X, of this Agreement.
The Sheikh also recognises
that the Company has the right to ac
quire
Collection of papers folded in half and stitched together to form a gathering of folios.
all and any other# lands f real-
d^noes and bdildings necessary for the
work of the Company with consent of the
Sheikh and of the proprietors on such
conditions as may be agreed between
the Company and the said proprietor®.
II. The right to carry out in any
part of the Sheikh*® territory subject
to the reservations specified above in
Article X, of this Agreement,such works
a® may be necessary for the purpose of
prospecting.
If the work is carried our on
cultivated land the Company shall pay a
rent as previously agreed by the Company
with the proprietors,for the land occu
pied.
All borings abandoned by the
Company which have produced water in
valuable quantity shall be left intact
with the casing in position,and shall We
sealed with a suitable valve,
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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.
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- 1 Volume (379 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 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.
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- English, Arabic, Persian and French in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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