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'File 5/1 XIV Kuwait Oil Company' [102r] (210/570)
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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COHinDJiHAL
POLITICAL AG3. r CY,
KUViAIT.
The 20th May 1937.
No.C- /<-<</.
l^rom
Captain A.C*Stewart, I # A. t
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.
, Kuwait *
To
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.
, Bushire.
Shortage of rupee coin in Kuwait»
Sir
I have the honour to enc
a letter
from the Kuwait Oil Company, Wo*5698, dated the 15th
May 1937, on the subject of exchange conditions in Kuwait.
Kuwait Oil Company informed me, during the course of a
general discussion on oil matters, that he had experienced
some difficulty in obtaining in Kuwait a sufficient number
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
to pay the monthly salary bill of the Company’s
employees for the month of April. Mr.Scott went on to say
that as a result of his enquiries he had learned that during
the past year approximately 750,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
had been exported
from Kuwait with the result that there was now a serious
shortage of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
in the Town.
3. After my discussion with Mr.Scott, I mentioned
the matter at an interview with His Highness the Shaikh of
Kuwait. His Highness assured me that there was no question
of a shortage of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
in Kuwait but that the Company’s
difficulties had arisen solely out of the natural seasonal
requirements of Indian exchange to meet shipments of goods
arriving from India at this time of the year. His Hi^iness’s
assurances were confirmed by enquiries I made from two of
the leading merchants in Kuwait.
On the 14 th May Mr .Scott, Fields Manager of the
Though the result of my enquiries has been
reassuri ng/
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- 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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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