'File 5/7 Mining of Burgan Bitumen'

IOR/R/15/5/262

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The record is made up of 1 file (138 folios). It was created in 7 Apr 1942-9 Jul 1944. 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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This file contains correspondence relating to the mining of bitumen from the Burgan oil field in Kuwait. The correspondents include engineers in the British Army, the Kuwait Oil Company, and various merchants involved in the transport and shipping of commodities between Kuwait and Iraq.

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1 file (138 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 foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 140; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English in Latin script
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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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IOR/R/15/5/262
Former external reference(s)
5/7

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7 Apr 1942-9 Jul 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 5/7 Mining of Burgan Bitumen', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/262, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000111> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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