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'File 6/7 I Kuwait landing ground' [‎88r] (180/524)

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The record is made up of 1 file (258 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1929-21 Sep 1939. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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agreement wit^li t/hs KowGilj Oil Conipany ; on ins und-srsidnciing
-.hat we shoula in fact take no action for some time to come
jO develop it, that if ana when we aid find it necessary
' a fter reference to him) actively to develop the site, we
you la pay him £1,200 (or a smaller figure if you thought
"it), hut that in the meantime, inasmuch as we should he
paying merely for something which was only a reservation
ind aid not involve any interference with the ordinary use
)f the site hy its present occupants, the Sheikh, etc., we
thought a nominal rent of some sort, say £100 a year, would
prohahly meet the case. What would you think of action on
these lines? We cannot, of course, say whether, even if
the Resident thinks it sound, there would he any dixficulty
with the sheikh. But it seems at any rate an avenue worth
exploring, and, as I have mentioned aoove, it does appear,
though that is, of course, a matter entirely for you to
judge, to he orlma facie of real importance to acquire
rights over this site valid against trie Koweit Oil Company.
Yours sincerely,
J.G-. laithwaits.

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This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, the British Air Ministry and RAF Command in Iraq regarding the construction of a landing ground for aircraft in Kuwait. Proposals on costs of construction, potentially appropriate locations, and licensing matters are variously discussed alongside occasional correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait and 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 Bahrain on the same subject.

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1 file (258 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 260; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 18-59, and ff 196-198; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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