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'File 5/1 XI Kuwait Oil Company' [‎7r] (18/452)

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The record is made up of 1 file (222 folios). It was created in 28 Nov 1934-28 Dec 1934. 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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P.Z.7314/34.
KUWAIT OIL COMPANY, LIMITED.
Britannic House,
Finsbury Circus,
London, E.C.2.
28th November, 1934.
Lear Laithwaite,
With reference to our telephone conversation
yesterday afternoon, I enclose 6 copies of "Alternative
Article 3" of the Kuwait Concession.
This article was drafted in anticipation of the
possibility of the Shaikh insisting upon royalty on a
"won and saved" basis. The negotiators, however, were
not empowered to produce it in negotiation without
reference to London. This accounts for the omission of
alternative Article 3 from the copies of Draft 5 which
were sent to the 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. on 26th September. I ought
to have furnished you with copies of the article as soon
as the negotiators were authorised to use it, but I forgot
to do so - an emission for which I apologise.
With regard to the telegram from the Political
Resident to the 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. which you mentioned, I imagine
that the "Draft ’A’" to which 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. refers
is to be explained as follows:
On 6th November, the Shaikh wrote to the negotiators
giving the Company the choice of two alternatives - "A"
(won and saved) and "B" (exports and sales). The financial
terms in "B" were considerably higher than those in "A".
The negotiators expressed their belief that the Shaikh
would/

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This file contains letters and agreements relating to the initiation of oil operations in Kuwait. The papers discuss the legal and logistical details of the Kuwait Oil Company's initial operations. This includes copies of some of the official contracts signed by the Ruler of Kuwait in both English and Arabic.

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1 file (222 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 224; 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 present in parallel between ff 213-219; 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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