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'File 86/1 III (D 81) Kuwait Oil. Eastern and General Syndicate' [‎84r] (184/382)

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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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General Syndicate in November 1923) that any oil
concession which might "be granted must contain a clause
which would confine it to British interest Sp wa- ttiken
on grounds of general policy and before we hao. heai
anything of American participation in the matter. The
decision was in fact taken in pursuance of the then
existing goaopal policy of His Majesty's Government which
had "been in force for many years, and aleo "beonuee the
Sheikh of Koweit, whose interests they are, of course,
under an obligation to protect, expressed himself as
unwilling to grant a concession to any company not under
British control« It was not until December 19, 1986,
that the Syndicate informed the colonial Office of their
agreement with the Eastern Gulf Oil company, by which
the conces6ion ? if obtained, was to be transferred to
United States interests^ His Majesty^s Government did
not however feel able to change their decision until,
in December 1931, your Embassy first made representations
In the matter. Then His Majesty's Government, in their
desire to go as far as they could to meet the United
States

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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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