'File 5/1 XIV Kuwait Oil Company' [‎44r] (92/570)

Ma 1 adaniyat , Kuwait
Febbuary 20, 1937
Capt. G* Degaury, 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.
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Kuwait
Subject: J.&gnetic Observations
Dear Sit:
'VY
Please refer to your letter of February 17th # with respect to the
questions therein the answers are
(a) 1 - Magnetometer of the Department of Terrestial Magnetism of the
Carnegie Institution of Washington; Instrument Ho* 21*
1 - Earth Inductor from the same institution also Ho* 21*
1 - Transit to determine position (possibily not necessary)*
I believe that these are the same instruments that were used in
the former observations*
(b) One , possibly two (see below)
(c) On the property of American Mission, 11*8 feet(3*6 meters) from north
wall, 95*5 feet(29*li^eters) from bottom step of main entrance and midway
between east and west walls; marked by brass screw in hardwood post 5 by 5 by
20 inches( 13 by 13 by 51 Cm*) set flush with ground* The following true
bearings determine the spot: base of flagstaff on large fortress(summer
residence of Sheikh) about a mile ( 1*6 kilometers) distant, seen through
main gate of mission grounds, 40 v 18*9*; right hand comer of servants
quarters where the latter join the west wall of the property, 1° 13*5 T ;
northwest comer of mission hospital, 64 w 51*7** Possibly it will be
desirable to make a second set of observations at a secondary station
78*3 feet(23*9 meters) from above described station and on a line from above
described station to base of flagstaff on fortress*
The station just described above was observed by one of the men from the
Dep»t* of Terr* Mag* of the Carnegie Institution on March 11, 1909 and
possibly the environment of the location described has changed somewhat since
that date although Dr* C* S* G* I^ylrea states that nothing has been changed*
Dr* Mylpea also states that the hardwood post described above was destroyed
by one of the servants of the mission shortly after it was set out*