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'D 93 KUWAIT OIL A.P.O.C. (82/1 VI) and E. & G.S. (86/1 IV)' [‎126r] (276/526)

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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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+ ou 1 ld , set Bln Saua to agree to glverf
him the Neutral Zone, then the Shaikh of Kuwaits
consent would, follow as a matter of course, for
on } y t0 a:£ Press the wish to Shaikh
theTlatter wou^^affSi®!^. 1118 aPPrOVa1 ' alld
(3) Should (l) and (2) above happen, then Bin
S^d would certainly follow up matters by urging
the Shaikh of Kuwait to give the Kuwait oil con!
to S A PO £ th « E ff ,tern ^ General Syndicate and not
n f as it would be impossible to have one
*™i-h 0 W^ ny ^ in the Kuwait Neutral Zone and
another next door in Kuwait territory. Obviously
both must go together. 7
(4) The Shaikh of Kuwaits journey into the Southern
desert on 30 th Februaiy and 25th February accom-
pann-ed by Major Holmes confidential Secretary was
for the purpose of meeting the King or his son
buad, the intention being to prepare the ground for
the submission, by Holmes, of a draft proposal for
a concession for the Neutral Zone. (See this Office
Confidential Report No.44,dated b.3.3S.)to Bushire)
I tlli ® visi1: Holmes received a telegram
(18th March), from Bin Saud inviting him to Jeddah.
(6) The Shaikh of Kuwait, who clearly at heart
was anxious to give the concession both for Kuwait
and the Neutral Zone to Holmes, himself originated
the plan and suggested to Holmes that he should so
for the Neutral Zone first, get Bin Saud on his
side and then get the latter to press him (the
^ a -f' C> rxT : ^ W8 " i ?' t 9^S rant . tlle Kuwait concession to
himself (Holmes) • The Shaikh believed that with
Bin baud supporting him, he need not fear His Majes1y , s
Government's subsequent annoyance, if he agreed to
this form of pressure.
(7) Only fear of His Majesty's Goremment, or
moral suasion from Bin Saud would ever make the
Shaikh grant the Kuwait Oil Concession to the a .P # 0.C #
This being so H»M»S»Grovemment must either bring
quick pressure to bear on the Shaikh to grant the
concession the way they wanted it to go, or the
A.P»0»C f must forestall Major Holmes in the Neutral
Zone, get the concession for that piece or territory
from Bin Saud and get the latter to bring pressure
to bear on the Shaikh, where Kuwait was concerned#
i' :
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As the first proposal could probably be ruled
out it was absolutely vital to the A.P.O.C. that they
should, througji Longrigg in Jedda or other special
representative (the latter for preference) go w all out n
for a concession in the Neutral Zone without delay.
(8) Lastly Bin Saud intended giving no answer at
all to aity of the Jedda concession hunters till the
end of May or early in June
COMMENTS.
In my opinion the above statements are worthy of
Arab
careful thought. They were put in typically/roundabout fashion

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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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