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'F-81 82/1-V A.P.O.C. Kuwait' [151r] (318/393)
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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Draft of memorandum drawn up by His Majesty's
OoremmcBt for submission to Hi a Kxoellenoy the shaikh of Kuwait
Ahowing a comparison between draft Conoessicms submitted by
the Kastem and General Syndicate, and the Anglo Persian Oil
Ocmpany•
Note * The oomparison is made between the third draft
submitted by the Eastern and General Syndicate in June 1932 1
and the first draft (revised form) submitted by the Anglo
Persian Oil Company in August 1932•
Sastern and General
Syndicate*
Anglo-Persien Oil
Company*
Perl*d. 70 years (5 yerau
of which are stated
to be for exploratory work
and selection of areas)*
Period* Sxnloration 2
years* Test
drilling 2 years*
lease 70 years*
Sammi*
jfrpj^anpn afid Frwyeot&K.
whichever Company is granted the Concession, will
find it necessary to caary out exploratory work as the geology
of the country is much obscured by superficial deposits* The
Eastern and General SyndiMte refer rather vaguely to
H Exploratory work** by geologists and engineers, which t ey
undertake to begin within 9 months of the date of concession,
failing which the Shaikh may cancel the Concession, Nothing
is said as to drilling and the Syndicate require a period of
6 years for their exploratory work*
The Anglo-Persian Oil Company ask fcr a maximum
period of two years for exploratory work, which will be reduced
i^ they undertake drilling within that period, to be followed
by a nunHnnirn period of two years, during which they undertake
to drill at least 4,000 ft#
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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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- Open Government Licence