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Coll 30/124A 'Koweit (Neutral Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd.' [28r] (55/883)
The record is made up of 1 file (440 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1945-5 Dec 1949. It was written in English. 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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From these figures you will see thot the production increase for
K ore it is already considerably more rapid than that in any other 1'iddlo
East country. If a new oil field should bo developed, the rate of
increase in Koweit production would be still greater. If this should
occur we nay well expect repercussions in some of the neighbouring
countries, such as Iraq, which nay express dissatisfaction with the
relatively slow rate of increase in their production and the consequent
loss to them of revenue from oil royalties* etc. Taking the afore
mentioned 1951 production forecast* the approximate overall payments
by the oil companies to the Government, at the present scale of
royalties, taxes and other payments, are estimated as follbwsi-
Country
Millions
Persia
14*5
Iraq
5.9
Saudi Arabia
10.3
Bahrein
0.35
Koweit
5.95
Qatar
0.23
Total
36.63
9. In spite of the administrative and other difficulties which we
nay have to expect if an independent company obtains the concession*
it is important that you should not give any advice to the Sheik which
could be construed as directly or indirectly favouring the grant of
the concession to the Koweit Oil Company or any other of the big
established oil companies, whether Tritish or American. A certain
section of public opinion is continually pressing the U.K. Government
to adopt a policy favouring immediate internationalisation .of oil
resources. The allegation is made that the Anglo-American Oil Agreement
is designed to protect the position of the existing big oil companies
and to prevent independent companies getting a footing in oil
producing areas, particularly in the Middle East. It is therefore
necessary to avoid any suggestion that we are pressing for the grant
of the concession to any particular company unless there are over-riding
considerations of great importance which would justify departure from
this general policy. To should liko-wise, of course, not give advice
favouring "independent" companies.
10* w e should be glad to have your views as soon as possible on the
matters mentioned above.
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The file concerns negotiations over oil concession rights in the Koweit [Kuwait] Neutral Zone. The Shaikh of Kuwait [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] exercised joint control over the Neutral Zone with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Shaikh of Kuwait was likely to seek the approval of the British Government before granting a concession in the Neutral Zone. The papers contain correspondence from some of the oil companies involved, principally the Burmah Oil Company and Petroleum Concessions Limited, details of other (United States) companies involved in negotiations, and correspondence and memoranda from 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. , Foreign Office, Ministry of Fuel and Power, 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. , Kuwait, and 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (440 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 441; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 6-440; 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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- Title
- Coll 30/124A 'Koweit (Neutral Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 7v, 10r:36v, 37v:53v, 55r:74v, 77r:82v, 87r:92v, 94r:94v, 96r:104v, 107r:157v, 161r:165v, 166v:168v, 169v:172v, 178r:179v, 181r:196v, 233r:238v, 241r:242v, 245r:250v, 252r:255v, 256v, 258r:261v, 263r:271v, 273r:273v, 276r:276v, 278r:284v, 287r:287v, 289r:300v, 301v:303v, 305r:305v, 307r:345v, 348r:352v, 353v:384v, 386r:388v, 390r:394v, 396r:398v, 400r:434v, 435v:441v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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