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'File 5/1 XI Kuwait Oil Company' [‎14r] (32/452)

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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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APPENDIX n B"
IN THE NAME OF GOD THE MCRCIFUL THE COMPASGIOIDITE,
AGPEErviENI made on this day of one
thousand nine hundred and thirty four, corresponding
to one thousand three hundred and fifty three Hajri,
3BT~ESEN HIS EXCELLENCY SHAIKH SIR AIEdAD AL-JABIR AS-SUB AH,
Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian
Empire and Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the
Star of India, the Prince and independent ruler of the
State of KUWAIT (hereinafter called the Prince) and
TBABERS LIMITED of Milburn House in the City and County
of Newcastle upon Tyne England, a Company of British
invested capital registered in Great Britain under the
Companies Act 1929, its successors and assigns (hereinafter
called the Company) YHIEREBY the Prince grants and the
Company accepts the Kuwait Oil Concession as hereinafter
described under the following terms and conditions
ARTICLE 1.
SUBJECT to the sanction of His Britannic Majesty*s
Government the Prince hereby grants to the Company TEE
exclusive rights to explore, prospect, search and drill
for, produce, extract and render suitable for trade.
Asphalt, Ozokerite, Petroleum and their products,
derivatives and cognate substances (hereinafter terms
"Oil") and also naturual gas and its products and
derivatives, and the rights to carr5 r away and sell the
same within the State of Kuwait including all islands and
territorial waters appertaining to Kuwait as shown
generally on the map annexed hereto, together with the
exclusive ownership of all oil and natural gas produced
and won by the Company within the State of Kuwait for a
period of SITMJTTYFIVE YEARS beginning from the date of
finally/

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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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