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'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company' [368r] (740/766)
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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C QHFIDS2 VI - IAX
D.C.Ko*C9,
PolitloaX
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Kuwcdt*
Dated the 21st Hay 19SI.
C<r€ er->^c£ (\r^rX^ir~e
Will you please refer to your confidential
IIS
deapatch/lv0.4a dated 6th October 1930 and Ko.40-T of 9th
Hov«eib«a» 1930 to the Secretary of State for the Colonies
arid previous cc respondsco regarding lajor F.Holmes’
oil activities here.
Before you lea vs for England and, I for
Polestin© and Cyprus, X think it ray duty to write and tell
the activities of Major Holmes in Kuwait rather
fill i-.m wxth concern, and I €o not feel exactly happy at
the thought that he will remIn in ilwait after my do-
par ture, and will probably start a fresh "attack” on the
Shaikh, over hio precious oil concession.
3. Koines is, I am convinced, not playing
n/i
straight by this &%m ay and is trying to short circuit pti
to the best of his power and go rurally keep us in the dark
as to hjU aotivlties* Hie vurioue moves on his present
visit ere given bolcnr #
4. He -arrived in Kuwait on 16th April 1931,
with a flourish ori‘ trumpets, informing the Shaikh by wire
from different places on route that he was earning. Bis
passport was endorsed in Baghdad for ae many journeys as ho
chose to m?ikQ to Kuwait dusking the year*
5. On final arrival at Kuwait ho called on me
and told m Mm ho had only come to close down his so called
watts:* boring plant and pay tho Shaikh compensation of
Es 10,000/- for not finding water. In reality the plant is
The Hon f ole Lieu tenam;-Colowil H* V.Bisooe, I#A.,
Political i.osident in the Persian &ulf,
K u a h i r e.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 Volume (379 folios)
- Arrangement
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 View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/238
- Title
- 'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:5v, 28r:34v, 36r:39v, 42r:43v, 46r:46v, 48r:49v, 51r:51v, 54r:58v, 61r:61v, 63r:67v, 69r:99v, 102r:108v, 110r:110v, 112r:118v, 120r:121v, 123r:124v, 126r:126v, 128r:157v, 160r:160v, 162r:162v, 182r:210v, 213r:219v, 241r:282v, 304r:314v, 330r:364v, 366r:380v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence