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'File 5/1 XIV Kuwait Oil Company' [‎263r] (535/570)

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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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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
1 >’ . t
Department. ■ ' "
Confid^nUt
IMPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL).
rjj g.—fAii is an ORIGINAL message sent by AIR MAIL which provides a means of communication more
expeditious than the ordinary mail and is cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended to be treated^
on receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been telegraphed. To save time and to obvta e
formalities it is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated by the signature oj a
responsible officer of the Department.']
No*
To
612-3
19
xxxxxx
7 th July
39
Hla Majesty's Secretary of State for India* London.
He peat ed The Secretary to the OoTemnent of India
in the i&ternal Affairs hspartaunt, Simla*
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.V
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Reference
your
my
lUhJeot i ProTisional arrangements for
medical facilities for the
non-Asiatio staff of tha Kuwait
Oil Company in Kuwait.
dated the 15th June 1939, with enclosures.
2. I see no objection to the reoruitment of an American
nurse as proposed by the Company.
3d. T.C.POWLifi
Political Hesident,in the Persian Qulf
Attested
for Secretary to the Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
(Signature)
S. 44.
MFP—1613 S&P—(M-2617)—21-4-37 15,000.
(Designation)

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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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