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'File 86/1 VI (D 97) Kuwait Oil' [‎117r] (254/486)

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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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By Air Mail to Bahrain to catoh the Hon'ble the Political
■n _ _ Ckia T»on"h Ci Tmr? T o
dated the 1st Mar oh 1934, 1 am sending this down to you to
Bahrain by the liand of Imperial Airways pilot, so that you oan
get an idea how Ghisholm and Holmes have progressed with their
new draft "Concession" since they arrived*
2 # I shall send 4 copies of this direct to Bushire, and
in anticipation of your approval, one copy, under private cover
to Laithwaite by Westbound air mail so as to give him 3 first
hand news of what is happening,.
5, As you already know the Kuwait Oil Company submitted
their Draft Concession on 22nd February and made no progress
at all up to the 8th March, the Shaikh showing by his manner,
at every interview which took place, that he would discuss
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nothing until the Gompaay f s representatives talked reason
and offered much more attractive terms..
4. As both Holmes and Ghisholm thought that perhaps the
Shaikh was marking time until the arrival of the vioal
Agreer^nt tr from London, I took the trouble to enquire j-j.om
him on 8th March when he came to see me about soue other
business, if this was so #
5 f The Shaikh assured me that the non-arrival of the
Political Agreement was not worrying him much, as he knew that
His Majesty's G-overnment had to safeguard both theirs and his
interests; what was holding things up was the question of the
"lump sum" to be paid, on signature ^ The Kuwait Oil Company
^TQft:ress of iCuv/alt Oil Goiiiftany* s ireg;otiations»
In continuation of my Confidential D.0»No.G-»84,
must/
The Hon* ble Lt.-Colonel T.C # ./a r owle ? C # B»E»,1.A.,
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.
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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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