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'D 93 KUWAIT OIL A.P.O.C. (82/1 VI) and E. & G.S. (86/1 IV)' [‎184r] (390/526)

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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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that tiie Oil negotiations had been suspended, until such
time as he (the Shaikh) decided to reopen them agaip»
8 # This seemed to sober Major HoLaes completely,
and he left me saying that he would discuss the matter with
the Shaikh, #10 was dining with him.
9. The same evening at 8 p.m., and whilst the Shaikh
was at his house, I received a note from Major Holmes,
worded as follows:-
Dear Dickson,
The question of my being informed about
the postponement of any discussions regarding the
concession, is this way: His Excellency informed
my ReiDresentative, "who wrote me to Bahrain, and
he has now told me the position, "v ?hich is in
accordance with what you told me.
I remain etc.,
Frank Holmes.
10. This being a very lame way out of his "lie".
in my opinion, I decided to see the Shaikl^/on the 23rd
May, at 9 a .m., so as to clear up the whole matter: His
Excellency after listening to my story of Major Holmes
"denial" with interest, remarked, "Not only did Holmes
lie to you, but I made him admit to me last night at dinner,
that he had lied: He could not do otherwise, seeing that
Mohamad Yatim, his Agent, was at dinner also, and
in Arabic, which Holmes does not understand, that he had
sent him full details by wire to Bahrain on 13th May,
my decision and had fully explained the position on the
Kuwait.
22nd May.
lag Brandy **.
e above sto:y. with reluctance, not
anything disparaging about Major
to enable you to appreciate the
12. I mention the above stoiy.
because I wish to say anything dispa
Holmes Qharaoter, but to enable /ou
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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)' [‎184r] (390/526), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/623, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023609366.0x0000bf> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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