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'File 86/1 III (D 81) Kuwait Oil. Eastern and General Syndicate' [‎79r] (174/382)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (190 folios). It was created in 14 Jun 1932-31 Jan 1933. It was written in English. 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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Colonial Office asking that it might be discuesed with the
Directors of the Syndicate and Major Holmes in London. The
Colonial Office replied that before the matter of the
concession could be discussed it would be necessary to
consult the other interested Crovemment Departments, and
also 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. in the Persian Grulf. In the
meantime Major Holmes had written to 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
Koweit stating that the proposed British Control Clause was
causing much difficulty with the Company's American
Associates, and that it was their intention to take up the
question of modifying it with a view to making it conform
with the modified form of British Control Clause which had
The Sheikh of Koweit on the other hand is understood to
have informed 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. that under no
circumstances would he agree to a concession being
transferred to an American Company, and to have been
insistent that the nationality clause should be inserted
and the concessionaires remain British. This attitude of
the Sheikh accorded with the policy of the Government of
India, who were entirely opposed to the entry of United
States f interests into the area of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
(8) In August, 1931, the Anglo Persian Oil Company,
largely on account of representations made to t era by the
Petroleum Deoartn'ent, renewed their application in regard
to Koweit and announced tiaeir readiness to make a further
geological exa'riination, which was subsequently carried out.
representations were wade by the United States Government.
Some of these ooints were set out in the Foreign
Office Mote of April 9th, 1931, (S. 1733 /121/91) which was
sent to the United States ^rovernment.
It will be seen from the above summary that while
it may be true tnat for some 4 years the Eastern and General
Syndicate have been endeavouring to obtain a concession in
Koweit/
by that time been incorporated in the Bahrein Agreement.
(9)
It wai not until

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The volume contains correspondence relating to the draft oil concession agreements presented to the Shaikh of Kuwait (Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ) by the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited, and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (A.P.O.C.).

The correspondence focuses particularly on the individual clauses within the two draft agreements and a comparison of them for the Shaikh in order that he can make an informed decision on which concession proposal is best for his country. The memorandum comparing the drafts is produced by the Petroleum Department of the British Government and two copies of it are contained in the volume (folios 48-64, 153-161).

Also included in the volume is correspondence between the US Embassy in London and the Foreign Office regarding what the US embassy view as unacceptable delays in the amount of time it has taken the British Government to discuss the question of the Kuwait concession and repeating their concerns that the Eastern and General Syndicate will not be compared favourably alongside the British A.P.O.C. proposal. Also outlined by the Foreign Office are their fears that the Government's delays in responding to the US in this matter could potentially affect more serious negotiations in the future between the two countries.

Other items of interest in the volume include:

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1 volume (190 folios)
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The contents of the file have been arranged mostly in chronologically order.

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Foliation: The principal foliation runs from the first folio to last folios and consists of numbers enclosed in a circle in the top right hand corner. A second former sequence commences on the first folio of writing and concludes on folio 173, consisting of pencil numbers (not circled) in the top right hand corner. This sequence has gaps. Foliation anomalies: 1A-1D, 21A, 162A

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