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'File 5/16 Chief Local Representative for KOC and Aminco; relations between companies and Shaikh' [2v] (4/116)
The record is made up of 1 file (56 folios). It was created in 8 Feb 1949-10 Dec 1949. It was written in English. 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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This file contains papers discussing the relationship between the Kuwait Oil Company, the British Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, and the Kuwaiti Government. In particular, the papers discuss the concern by British authorities about the extent of their influence at the Kuwait Oil Company, and the extent to which the Ruler of Kuwait's authority applies to some of the Company's peripheral operations. Other papers discuss the removal and appointment of personnel in order to indirectly ensure a minimum of British influence at the Company. The latter half of the file includes papers that discuss the dismissal of Iraqi artisans at the Company, and the political repercussions of changing labour practices.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (56 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 58; 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 A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.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 in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/268
- Title
- 'File 5/16 Chief Local Representative for KOC and Aminco; relations between companies and Shaikh'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:38v, 40r:57v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence