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'File 86/1 VI (D 97) Kuwait Oil' [‎74r] (168/486)

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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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P.Z.104Y/34.
(23.2.34)
This Agreement dated the day of 1934
made between His Majesty^ Government in the United Kingdom
(hereinafter called ,f His Majesty 1 s Government ,, ) of the one part
and the Kuwait Oil Company Limited (hereinafter called "the
Company^which expression shall where the context so admits be
deemed to include its successors and/or assignees^) of the other
part#
Whereas in the event of the Kuwait Oil Company obtaining a
concession from the Sheikh of Koweit certain responsibilities will
devolve on His Majesty's Government, the Company has agreed with
His Majesty^ Government as follows:-
!• The Koweit Oil Company, any transferee Company and any
subsidiary Company that may be created shall be and remain a
British Company registered in the British Empire#
8. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Agreement between
the Company and the Sheikh the obligations and benefits of that
agreement shall not be transferred to any other company without
the prior consent in writing of His Majesty's Government, ani
shall not be transferred to any company in which more than 50% of
the capital and voting power is directly or indirectly controlled
by persons other than British subjects#
3. The employees of the Company in Koweit shall at all times so
far as is consistent with the efficient carrying on of the
undertaking be British subjects or subjects of the Sheikh of
Koweitt With the consent of His Majesty's Government, Y /hich
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, persons of other
nationalities may be employed if in the opinion of the Company they
are required for the efficient carrying on of the undertaking#
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Agreement between
the Company and the Sheikh of Koweit, the importation of tb reign
native labour shall be subject to the approval of the Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf»
4./

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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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