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'File 5/1 XIV Kuwait Oil Company' [230v] (470/570)
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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in each State (but see the preceding paragraph defining the refinery position) to
produce oil fuel that shall comply with the Admiralty specifications at the time
provided that the oil is of a suitable kind and quality lor this purpose, and to
take control of the company’s works, plant and premises. Similar provisions
appear in the political agreement between His Majesty’s Government and the
Koweit Oil Company. In the case of Muscat and Oman pre-emption will n"’'
be provided for in the modified form of political agreement with which the Sultan
will be associated (see note under Muscat and Oman above) but in a separate
agreement between His Majesty’s Government and Petroleum Concessions
(Limited).
34. No political agreement was entered into between His Majesty’s Govern
ment and the Bahrein Petroleum Company in respect of the concession in Bahrein
(nor is pre-emption provided for in the lease granted to the company by the Sheikh
of Bahrein), but in view of the sheikh’s special treaty relations with His
Majesty’s Government it is not anticipated that any difficulty would occur in
securing the pre-emption of Bahrein oil in the event of an emergency.
Petroleum Departments Jane 10, 1938.
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- Content
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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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence