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'File 5/1 XIV Kuwait Oil Company' [&lrm;52r] (108/570)

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Ref: IOR/R/15/5/249

The record is made up of 1 file (281 folios). It was created in 23 Dec 1936-4 Oct 1939. 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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N 0 . 43*
Dated 4th. March
*‘rom
The Hon’ble 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. .
A To
The Chief Secretary to the
Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ,
Political and Beforms Department,
Bombay.
‘hibject:- Becruitment of skilled emigrants
for the Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait.
Sir,
T have the honour to forward, herewith, two
forms of agreement drawn up by the Kuwait Oil Coy.
and apparently approved by the Protector of Fmigrants,
forabay, for the recruitment of skilled emigrants for
Kuwait, which unlike the forms approved in respect of
Se Bahrain Petroleum Company, vide your letter Ko.
1?ai/*4-A, dated the Oth. November do not contain
a clause for compensation for accidents similar to
clause 7 of the Bahrain agreements.
2. I therefore suggest that the necessary clause
might be inserted in the forms of agreement for use in
future.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
(Sd.) C.C.L.^ysn.
for Political Besident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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This file contains correspondence and documentation relating to the initiation of oil operations in Kuwait by the Kuwait Oil Company. The majority of the papers relate to operational matters from workers contracts, buoying and navigation, to plans for the construction of refineries.

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1 file (281 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 283; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 6-278; these numbers are also written in pencil but, where circled, are crossed through.

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Reference: IOR/R/15/5/249
Title: 'File 5/1 XIV Kuwait Oil Company'
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:7v, 20r:24v, 29r:29v, 31r:37v, 40r:57v, 69r:70v, 72r:78v, 80r:85v, 87r:90v, 92r:95v, 99r:99v, 102r:105v, 107r:109v, 125r:131v, 135r:135v, 137r:140v, 142r:149v, 151r:154v, 156r:158r, 158r, 159v, 159v:180v, 197r:198v, 200r:214v, 217r:244v, 246r:255v, 258r:258v, 263r:272v, 275r:275v, 277r:282v, back-i
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence