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'File 5/1 XI Kuwait Oil Company' [160r] (324/452)
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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o’tliGi' inc jx' cit>o cj d. X) 6 p 8 J?"tiiji 6 ii"ts Jind. io "bliB
author it ies. It was impossibl© i or any further step to
he taken without reference to these higher authorities.
j-.n »Laithwai oe explained, tnat the other Governirert
Departments had not yet been consulted for tiie same
reason as no c oriimun i c at ion had been made to the Company
until the matter was raised by Mr.Stevens on 12th December
Mr. Stevens said that the impression which he had
received from past discussions had been that the Company
would be at once informed if any other applicant applied
for a concession, and speaking frankly he felt that the
Company had been badly treated in this respect.
Mr. Walt on explained that the other application had
only been received on 28th November and that the India
Office had felt bound to ask the Sheikh for confirmation
of the position before informing the Company. The
Resident had accordingly been instructed to go himself to
Koweit to interview the Sheikh, but owing to illness in
his family Colonel Fowls had been unable to do so.
Colonel Dickson, the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, haa tnen been
authorised to interview" the Sheikh, ana the relegi an
reporting his interview" had only been received tnat
morning. Before that the India Oifice had not known
where they stood and had not felt justified in broaching
the matter with the Company (until hr.Stevens himselx
ashed, a question on 12th December) as we were still not
in possession of relevant information. In consideri.ig
their decision regarding the concession tne higher
authorities concerned would be fully infoiued of
3 t history of the case and of the Sheikh's wishes m
: matter; the other applicants appeared to be quite
istantiol financially, but it was not
ithor they had any previous technical experience m
■ 'working/
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (222 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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 View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/246
- Title
- 'File 5/1 XI Kuwait Oil Company'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:11v, 33r:35v, 37r:73v, 77r:94v, 96r:97v, 100r:114v, 116r:130v, 132r:132v, 149r:223v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence