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'File 86/1 VI (D 97) Kuwait Oil' [‎11r] (36/486)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (242 folios). It was created in 7 Feb 1934-30 Apr 1934. 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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Telegram .— ..
Prom 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. , Kuwait.
To H,M f s Secretary of State for India,
London,
Repeated to 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. , Busiaire.
Ho. 74
Dated 27th received 28th February 1934.
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results,
and (c).
Your telegrkm No. 463.
Have consulted Shaikh with following
Firstly. Landing Grounds i (b)
i m
Shaikh prepared to loan these indefi-
-nitely to Government without rent provided water tights
of Homad population not interfered with. He will not
sell.
Secondly. Area i(a) Shaikh remind-
>
-ed me that this included area leasetd) in 1907 to Govern*
i w 1 -ment under name of "SHUWAIKH ISASS" for which rent of
■ V-. ^
Rs.60,000/ paid per annum and which we subsequently can-
-celled 1923. Shaikh said he could neither sell nor
present to Government but would rent on easy terms to-
-gether with Quarantine Buildings provided road inter-
-secting area not interfered with, tbat anchorage opposite
not denied to local craft, and that he not asked repair
Quarantine Buildings. Shaikh would not mention rent
and I did not press matter.
Thirdly. From Shaikh's remarks it is
clear that he understands value of area to Oil Company
operating...

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Content

The correspondence in the volume relates to three main areas of discussion:

The volume also contains file notes (folios 220-225) which list each individual item of correspondence received and its date.

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1 volume (242 folios)
Arrangement

The contents of this volume have been arranged in chronological order.

At the back of the file are several folios of file notes (folios 220-225) which list each item of correspondence in the volume, with dates, and provides folio numbers (described as page numbers in the notes) in the margin to enable them to be used as an index.

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Foliation: The volume is foliated with pencil numbers, enclosed in a circle, located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The foliation sequence runs from front to back covers. There is an earlier foliation sequence which uses uncircled numbers in the top right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. and runs intermittently from folios 2-30. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1A-1E, 16A, 27A, 56A, 57A, 128A, 186A. Folios 83 and 84 are fold-outs.

Watermark: The watermark EllamS can be found on folios 60 to 65.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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