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'File 86/1 VI (D 97) Kuwait Oil' [‎17r] (50/486)

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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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This is an AGREEMENT made at
[uwait on the
i the year 193 - corresponding to
ay of 135
■ between His Excellency Shaikh
ir Ahmad al - Jabir as - Subah, Knight
lommander of the Most Eminent Order
f the Indian Empire and Companion of
le Most Exalted Order of the Star of
idia, the SHAIKH OF KUWAIT in the
xercise of his powers as Ruler of Kuwait
in his own behalf and in the name of and
m behalf of his heirs and successors in
irtiom is or shall be vested for the time
teing the responsibility for the control and
[overnment of the State of Kuwait (here-
lafter called " the Shaikh " ) and the
KUWAIT OIL COMPANY LIMITED a
'ompany registered in Great Britain under
le Companies Act, 1929, its successors
nd assigns (hereinafter called "the Com-
any" ).
Article 1. — The Shaikh hereby
rants to the Company the exclusive
Ight to explore search drill for produce
nd win natural gas asphalt ozokerite
letroleum and their products and cognate
ubstances ( hereinafter referred to as
petroleum") within the State of Kuwait
ncluding all islands and territorial waters
ppertaining to Kuwait as shown generally
n the map annexed hereto, the exclusive
wnership of all petroleum produced and
/on by the Company within the State of
Kuwait the right to refine transport sell for
se within the State of Kuwait or for
xport and export or otherwise deal with
r dispose of any and all such petroleum
nd the right to do all things necessary
3r the purposes of those operations. The
>ompany undertakes however that it will
ot carry on any of its operations within
reas occupied by or devoted to the pur-
oses of mosques sacred buildings or
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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.

Extent and format
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.

Physical characteristics

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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