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'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company' [‎327r] (658/766)

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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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aufi Q%tMtr ttklugs stuuHtlog a&d being on tne KOmSH
if aild Pibs • walls, mines, waterways
pipelines .refineries, oil and water tanics, all
sucli otner worKR and otaser tulips beloiiging to any
of tii« nines 'aid wells, fixed machinery, pi ,nts.
cabins and *
Tail’nsyg hi u3 tneir^wag'ons, telegraph and .telepnnne
lines and port app.drUasnces belwigii* to hit
CUlMtf, and to leave the ports and hartooors as they
arc, and to reli.i,auiah all rights vested in it
uneer ,»rticle (?) of ’inis agreement• leaving also
iHioye and barges, in fact all fixed things belonging
to it which are pn ti*e Kuwtli iiMl'UAV.
Provided always that if t,de coneessien snail
terainate under Articles tlu) or Uaj of these
presents wituiu a period of XiJHXY-nWtSb) calendar
years from tnc date hereof. Ini, Cuvy t j*t simll iiave the
riglit to remove from said Kwwrll tthKlUidf ajy or all
its plant, machinery, tools, apparatus mid other
things beloagiag to it above mentioned.
( 30) . XHB. CiXXMit simll do or esuee to be done
nothing in the KCMIX minima t which, uidess
expressly autaorized by tJ* provicious herein
contained, shall be an infringement of or derogatory
to the rigiite.privileges and prero, atives inherent
in Ktf-. snsSUtH as luler of the K< »Elf IQttUlOijf, and
iii cnee ary sue., infriuge int snail inauvcrtently
nave been committed by any of iu. QQUfofficials
upon siu©proof of such infringement faelig received by
Xiffi (Xi.iyAhf’S local representative, HiK CUiPAKXshall
forth 1th m«Xfc uu(hi amends, as may seem fair and
reasonable and suitable, and in case of dispute,the
Local Judge may be asxed to srbirtrate and in case
of further disagreement, it may be referred direct to
iKli for judgeent.
( 81 )

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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
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