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'File 5/1 XI Kuwait Oil Company' [140r] (284/452)
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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0 r goods sold the equivalent of
. dutv thereon a. the rate in force
"uhe time of sale. The duty shall be
; ropute d on the price received on sale.
(m Necessary customs officials at
harbours constructed by the Company or
additional customs officials required at
„v other ports utilised by the Company
shall be appointed by the Shaikh in
consultation with the Company and their
salaries which shall not exceed the usual
salaries of such officials shall be paid by
the Companv which shall also provide at
its own expense suitable buildings for the
accommodation of customs officials at
harbours which it has constructed.
Article 8 . - ( A 1 The Company
shall have the right to purchase at current
market rates fuel, water, food, building and
constructional materials and other supplies
of every kind in connection with its opera
tions hereunder.
(B) The Company shall employ
subjects of the Shaikh as far as possible
for all work for which they are suited under
the supervision of the Company’s skilled
employees, but if the local supply of labour
should in the judgment of the Company
be inadequate or unsuitable the Company
shall have the right with the approval of
the Shaikh which shall not be unreasonably
withheld 10 import labour preference being
given to labourers from the neighbouring
Arab countries who will obey the local
laws The Company shall also have the
right ;o import skilled and technical
employees. Any employee imported by
the Company who shall by misconduct
cause a breach of peace or public
disturbance shall at the request of the
Shaikh be dismissed and shall if it is
within the power of the Company to do
so be sent out of Kuwait. The Company shall
pay to the workmen it employs a fair
wagf*, such wage to be decided and stated
bv the Company at the time the workmen
are engaged.
(Cj The Company shall provide free
of charge medical service for its employees,
and the Shaikh and his family shall have
the right to such medical service an
necessary medical supplies free of charge.
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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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