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'D 93 KUWAIT OIL A.P.O.C. (82/1 VI) and E. & G.S. (86/1 IV)' [‎13r] (42/526)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (259 folios). It was created in 1 Feb 1933-30 Jun 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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"Oil Concession", He had a ri^rt he said to be heard,
as he was the senior member of the A1 Lubah family after the
iluler, and any oil concession that was given was not going
to benefit the present Ruler'alone, but would affect the whole
of the Al Sub all family numbering soms 200 souls.
®• shaikh Abdullah then commenced by complaining
that the Shaikh was oondLue^ing the present oil negotiations
in
far too much/secret, and that he had so far consulted no one
in the State, let alone any members of the family* He followed
this complaint up by certain observations, which for convenience
sake I have enumerated below in the form sub-paragraphs®
(a). He accused His Ivla ^jesty's Groveminent of
doing a very wrong and immoral thing in allowing
the Shaikh the free hand that he had been given
in the matt er f His LIaJesty t s Government seemed
not to have realized that Shaikh Ahmad was little
better than an ordinary Bedoui^ in mentality
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and to throw the whole responsibility on him
for deciding between the merits of the Anglo-
Persian Oil Company and Eastern and General
concession
Syndicate*s f /was unfair.
(b). it was not possible for the Shaikh to
come to a right and proper decision, when he was
expected to pit his poor brains against Western
Experts, and especially against the brains of"a
super cunning schemer" (his words), like Major
Holmes.
(c/» His Majesty*s G-overnment were evading
their proper responsibilities, as the Protecting
Power, when they confined their advice to petty
points connected with financial benefits, and
maintained a mysterious silence as to the policy
it were best for the Shaikh to follow, in the
interest of his people, and that of future
relations with the Protecting Power.

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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India and the Secretary of State for the Colonies in 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 and Eastern and General Syndicate Limited (E.&G.S.) representatives. The main subject is the negotiations for oil concessions in Kuwait between APOC and Eastern and General Syndicate Limited, represented by Major Frank Holmes.

The volume also includes some letters, in Arabic and in translation, from and to the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, and correspondence regarging him being invited to visit London as guest of the Eastern and General Syndicate (folios 73-74). On folios 155A-166 'Final Record of a Meeting held at the Colonial Office on the 26th of April, 1933, to discuss various questions relating to Oil in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ', regarding Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar.

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1 volume (259 folios)
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The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 237-244). The file notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with reference numbers in red crayon, which refer back to that correspondence in the volume.

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The foliation is written in pencil, not circled, and can be 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.

The numbering commences at the title page with 1, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D; then 2-23; 24 and 24A; 25-45; 46 and 46A; 47-110; 111, 111A and 111B; 112-154; 155 and 155A; 156-176; 177-178 are missing or skipped; 179-185; 186 and 186A; 187-215; 216 and 216A and then it carries on until 245, which is the fifth folio from the back of the volume.

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'D 93 KUWAIT OIL A.P.O.C. (82/1 VI) and E. & G.S. (86/1 IV)' [‎13r] (42/526), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/623, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023609365.0x00002b> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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