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'File 5/1 XI Kuwait Oil Company' [‎144r] (292/452)

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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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12 —
Ifthe Shaikh should at any date
n t to the date of signature of
Agreement grant to any other parties
«ions or permits lor substances
Ter than petroleum, the Shaikh under-
’ that such concessions shall contain
Jsions requiring the holders thereo to
Lin from damaging impeding or rnter-
Lg with the property operations and
interests of the Company.
Deposits of mineral substances
o^er than petroleum such as gold, silver,
copper, lead, potash, sulphur and salt or
,h e like which may be discovered by the
Company shall be reported to the Shaikh
and shall not be worked by the Company
except under a special concession or permit
Irom ihe Shaikh.
(B) The Company shall use the
Shaikh’s flag within the state of Kuwait.
Article 16. — Failure on the
pan of the Company to fulfill any of the
conditions of this Agreement shall not
give the Shaikh any claim against the
Company or be deemed a breach of this
Agreement in so far as such failure arises
from force majeure, and if through force
majeure the fulfilment by the Company of
any of the conditions of this Agreement
be delayed the period of such delay shall
be added to the periods fixed by this
Agreement.
Force majeure as used in this Agree
ment includes the act of God, war, insur
rection, riot, civil commotion, tide, storm,
tidal wave, flood, lightning, explosion, fire,
earthquake, and any other happening
which the Company could not reasonably
prevent or control.
Article 17. - The Shaikh shall not
by general or special legislation or by
administrative measures or by any other
act whatever annul this Agreement except
<ts provided in Article 11. No alteration
shall be made in the terms of this
Agreement by either the Shaikh or the
Company except in the event of the
Shaikh and the Company jointly agreeing
'bat it is desirable in the interest of both
Parties to make certain alterations, deletions
or additions to this Agreement.
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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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