!['File 86/1 III (D 81) Kuwait Oil. Eastern and General Syndicate' [‎146r] (310/382)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000266/IOR_R_15_1_640_0310.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'File 86/1 III (D 81) Kuwait Oil. Eastern and General Syndicate' [‎146r] (310/382)")
'File 86/1 III (D 81) Kuwait Oil. Eastern and General Syndicate' [146r] (310/382)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
Ireceived undsr
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.
endoraement
P.2.7731/32.)
(ZS)
Copy:
ISa
m
M.03274/32.
CONFIDENTIAL .
IMMEDIATE,
21st December 1932.
Sir,
f
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have had under
consideration your letter 98026/11/3 2 of the 10th December,
enclosing the drafts of two telegrams which it is proposed to
address to the Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
concerning the two
apppications now under consideration for an oil concession in
Kuwait. In view of the general conclusions reached at the
meeting of the Official Sub-Committee for questions concerning
the Middle East on the 2nd December, My Lords concur in the
despatch of the two telegrams, subject to the following
observations:-
The words "questions at issue have now been discussed
with other Government Departments and" at the beginning of the
first telegram appear to be superfluous and might conceivably
convey an erroneous impression of general departmental agree
ment .
The draft of the private and personal telegram to 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.
contains no special reference to Admiralty
|Vf letter No.M.02977 of the 18th November. My Lords consider it
is important that the letter should be mentioned and that the
Resident should be aware that the views expressed in it are
shared by the Service Departments. Accordingly they propose
that an addition to the telegram be made in the sense that
**Admiralty views as expressed in Admiralty letter of 18th
November are shared by War Office and Air Ministry".
-
My/
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office,
About this item
- Content
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:
- Letters from the Admiralty and the Army Council expressing their concerns over strategic and military assets in the Gulf should American interests be permitted to acquire the oil concession in Kuwait;
- Enquiries from 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 Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to the Secretary of State for India asking if anything can be done to assist the Shaikh of Kuwait with his grievances regarding his date gardens in Iraq and Ibn Sa'ud's blockade;
- A letter from the Secretary of State, Foreign Office (on behalf of the Secretary for Mines) to the Director of the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited outlining the history and background to an oil concession in Kuwait dating back to 1917 when A.P.O.C. first undertook preliminary examinations in Kuwait and Bahrain (folios 76-81);
- Details of proposals by A.P.O.C. to increase the financial offer of their concession
- Letter from 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. in Kuwait to 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 Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. regarding anti-A.P.O.C. and anti-British propaganda which is being circulated in Kuwait (folios 106-108).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (190 folios)
- Arrangement
The contents of the file have been arranged mostly in chronologically order.
- Physical characteristics
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
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'File 86/1 III (D 81) Kuwait Oil. Eastern and General Syndicate' [146r] (310/382), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/640, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023610192.0x00006f> [accessed 18 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023610192.0x00006f
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023610192.0x00006f">'File 86/1 III (D 81) Kuwait Oil. Eastern and General Syndicate' [‎146r] (310/382)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023610192.0x00006f"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000266/IOR_R_15_1_640_0310.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000266/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/640
- Title
- 'File 86/1 III (D 81) Kuwait Oil. Eastern and General Syndicate'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1dv, 2r:5v, 7v:21v, 21ar:21av, 22r:22v, 24v:41v, 42v:116v, 116ar:116av, 117r:127v, 130v:170v, 171v:172v, 173v:180v, i-r:i-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence