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'D 93 KUWAIT OIL A.P.O.C. (82/1 VI) and E. & G.S. (86/1 IV)' [162r] (350/526)
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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oontreventlcn of tha t efm , of , h , agre , a . ntj ^
in oorrespcndenoo ntb th. .''inanalal .VdTiaer, jahr^ir,
In r8 L ;. !.ii t.. the jiahrein oonceaeloa. Ttoja.
though possibly aaoh infornsx oorreaponfleno* had taken
plaae in tihe past, was in fast a breaah of the agreatwnt,
whloh fflafia it clear that all eowwmloatlonfl between the
British Hesiflent c*n6 the Sh&ikhaiust pass through the
Political authorities. Ks act thiu.k: that
Major Holmes was re^ardea^ either by the looal British
author!ties in uhe xerCs-uXf^ or Dy the Dspsrtinents
oonoerned in London, as a particularly satlafaotory
indiTidual, He was under tL«j impress ion, too . that the
Colonial Cfcfifio® had had reason to h^lieTe that
Kajor Holmes was not entirely persona ^rata to the
Amarioan Syndloate. He therefore su^g^st&d
that Mr P Ballantyne might be told that Mjcr Holmes 8
aotiTlties were not regarded frith favour hy His
Majesty^ Groyemmentj that it was essential that a
representative of the Jompany should be oontinually
resident in Bahrein and that a surest!on might be made
to Mr. Ballantyn© that another representatiTe shuuld be
appointed in his place*
17. Lieutenant--Colonel i'owle said that he thought
that either the Manager of the Bastern Bank, or of the
Mesopotamia-Per si a Corporation would probably mQlre quite
a satisfaotory looal represe .ntatiTe of the Companyc
Both these persons were British subjects,
18. Mr. Blester pointed out that at the time that
the Agreement of the 12th of June, 195^» Tir:AS u ^ a
dlsaussion with the Company, Hajor Holmes was looked
upon
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- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (259 folios)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/623
- Title
- 'D 93 KUWAIT OIL A.P.O.C. (82/1 VI) and E. & G.S. (86/1 IV)'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1dv, 2r:20v, 21v:24v, 24ar:24av, 25r:46v, 46ar:46av, 47r:52v, 53v:60v, 61v:63v, 64v:65v, 66v, 67v:68v, 69v:74v, 75v:83v, 84v:111v, 111ar:111bv, 112v:148v, 149v, 151v:155v, 155ar:155av, 156r:176v, 179r:186v, 186ar:186av, 187r:216v, 216ar:216av, 217r:245v, ii-r:v-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence