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'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company' [‎325r] (654/766)

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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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<irU<*le on each anniversary of t,,e date of the
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pay to fi& ikihSQi the sum of MJl'bEs* iMtk.ii
UiDUt.AhD (Hs.gO.UXJ).
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(lie. :'X3,000) ejiaiicontluue wltnout fail wnether
xm OMrMrt ie working or not, until xi.- etHinu^
e/iould declare that oil has been found on the
MMBIS IWHHiB)! in coHmereially f’jtploiiUble
duaatltiee, in which ev< nt it is agreed that
tills yearly payment snail cease after the expiry
of the then current year for which same .«• been
(16) Should lur iXMAhY succeed in findli'c oU In
commercially exploitable ^uaiitities, it agrees
to pay to lift: in lieu of the antiuel payment
of ftUr&Kw intnxy ii.uuwAi-) (Ks. 30 , 000 ) provided for
la Article (16) a royalty of ii: * >.bn like. m,j
A iUtMi rluuX Oi»i.y (Ke.S/hA) per Sngllsn ton of
net crude oil got and saved (l.e.after deducting
water &ud foreign substances, and oil required
for tne cuotomory operotlous of x®. carAht'a
installations in WE nl0ElKii‘a Territories).
(17) Bf COWfAuf hereby undertakes tint tne
amount received by HX- nittlKii in respect of
royalties etiall not be. less than ifUTKEh hEVEWW
Xikli.iftiiO (Ke.TO.UX/) in auny complete calendar
year in which BiE md-Aift contlnueo work, such
calendar year to begin at tne end of tne last
day of the year for which tu® annual payment of

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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.

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.

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English, Arabic, Persian and French in Latin and Arabic script
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