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'F-81 82/1-V A.P.O.C. Kuwait' [23r] (62/393)
The record is made up of 1 volume (193 folios). It was created in 6 Sep 1932-31 Jan 1933. 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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KUWAIT .
Memo, by Petroleum Department
The attached document ha3 been prepared in the
Petroleum Department comparing the more important
provisions of the draft concessions submitted to the
Sheikh by the Eastern and General Syndicate and the Anglo-
Persian Oil Company. Particulars have been added of
certain provisions in addition to those covered by the
comparison which it is suggested ought to be included in
any concession.
Yftien the Sheikh has decided which of the
applications he would wish to accept it will be necessary
to give further consideration to the draft of the
successful applicant. There are certain points raised by
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.
and 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.
, such as the
exclusion of certain areas, facilities for imports,
questions of telegraphs, railways, etc., as well as
certain drafting amendments, which can be more
conveniently dealt with when the larger question has been
disposed of.
Some of the more important points raised on the
draft of the Eastern and General Syndicate by the
Government of India in their letter of the 15th April
/ofe last (F.28E/N/28) have been dealt wi.th in the comments
on the terms offered by the two applicants. Two of these
are the question of the area of the concession and the
period for which the concession should be granted. In
view of the Petroleum Department it is necessary to draw
a distinction between a country such as Kuwait, where
conditions are very difficult, facilities are few, and
there is no guarantee that oil in commcercial quantities
will
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The volume contains correspondence between the Colonial Office and the Secretary of State at 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. in London, the Embassy of the United States of America at London, 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. at Bushire, 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. at Kuwait and Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives. Main subject is the negotiation for the oil concession in Kuwait between APOC and the competitor Eastern and General Syndicate Limited.
The volume includes a draft of the Kuwait Oil Concession, dated 1st December 1932 (folios 54-60) and a letter to Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, ruler of Kuwait, in English and Arabic.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (193 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 179-182). The file notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give brief description of the correspondence with reference numbers in red crayon, which refer back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation is written in pencil, not circled, and can be mainly found 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, with a minority in the top centre. The numbering commences at the title page with 1A, 1B and 1C; then 2 and 2A and it carries on until at f. 184, which is a loose polyester sheet at the end of the volume.
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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/15/1/622
- Title
- 'F-81 82/1-V A.P.O.C. Kuwait'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1ar:1dv, 2r:2v, 5v:40v, 49r:52v, 61r:81v, 83r:115v, 120r:159v, 167r:176v, 177v:184r, iii-r:vi-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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