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'File 5/1 XIV Kuwait Oil Company' [‎195r] (397/570)

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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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13. If a:
then
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In the g
Employed
12* The Employee shall have no right of remaining in the Company^ promises or its concession area in
Kuwait after the determination of his employmento If he dooa not avail himself of the passage
offered to him by the Company at the first opportunity after such determination* he shall forfeit
his claim to salary (if any), repatriation and food or food allowance during the period of the
journey.
13oIf any difference or dispute shall arise as to the true intent of this Agreement or any oart
thereof or in any way connected with or arising out of the same, the decision of which is net
hereinbefore provided for, the matter shall bo submitted to the arbitration of the Uritlsh Political
A gene at Kuwait and the decision of huo 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. on the point shall bo final and conclusively
binding on both parties.
In WITNESS whereof the parties to this Agreement have set their respective hands on the day and year
first mentioned above.
Signed and delivered
in the presence of
Signed by the said Employee
In the presence of
Employee 1 s Name *
Father f 3 Name.
Name >. Address of next-of-kin,
showing relationship with employee
Oesignation.
Salary per month.
Height.
Age.
Nationality 2c Caste.
Signed and Delivered on behalf of the said
KUWAIT OIL COMPANY,LIMITED •
(Incorporated in Great Britain;
Distinguishing V.
Date of Appointment
Period of Agreement
Class of Passage Provided.
REMARKS.

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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)
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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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