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'File 39/7 (10/9) Kuwait Oil Concession' [6r] (11/88)
The record is made up of 1 file (42 folios). It was created in 21 Mar 1936-16 May 1947. 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. .
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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.
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Confidential.
Memo. No. 432 A
II.—Commercial Agreement between the Sheikh of Koweit and
the Kuwait Oil Company, dated 23rd December 1934.
IN THE NAME OF GOD THE MERCIFUL.
THIS IS AN AGREEMENT
made at Kuwait on the 23rd day of
December in the year 1934 corre
sponding to 16th day of Ramadham
1353 between His Excellency Shaikh
Sir Ahmed al-Jabir as-Subah, Knight
Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire and Companion
of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, the Shaikh of Kuwait in the
exercise of his powers as Ruler of Kuwait on his own behalf and in the name
of and on behalf of his heirs and successors in whom is or shall be vested for
the time being the responsibility for the control and government of the St, ate
of Kuwait (hereinafter called “ the Shaikh ”) and the Kuwait Oil Company
Limited a Company registered in Great Britain under the Companies Act, 1929, its
successors and assigns (hereinafter called “the Company”).
Article 1.—The Shaikh hereby grants to the Company the exclusive right to
explore search drill for produce and win natural gas asphalt ozokerite crude
petroleum and their products and cognate substances (hereinafter referred to as
“petroleum”) within the State of Kuwait including all islands and territorial
waters appertaining to Kuwait as shown generally on the map annexed hereto, :i: ' the
exclusive ownership of all petroleum produced and won by the Company within
the State of Kuwait the right to refine transport sell for use within the State of
Kuwait or for export and export or otherwise deal with or dispose of any and all
such petroleum and the right to do all things necessary for the purposes of those
operations. The Company undertakes however that it will not carry on any of its
operations within areas occupied by or devoted to the purposes of mosques sacred
buildings or graveyards or carry on any of its operations except the sale of
petroleum housing of staff and employees and administrative work within the
present town wall of Kuwait.
The period of this Agreement shall be 75 years from the date of signature.
Article 2.—(A) Within nine months from the date of signature of this Agreement
the Company shall commence geological exploration.
(B) The Company shall drill for petroleum to the following total aggregate
depths and within the following periods of time at such and so many places as the
Company may decide :—
(i) 4,000 feet prior to the 4th anniversary of the date of signature of this
Agreement.
(ii) 12,000 feet prior to the 10th anniversary of the date of signature of this
Agreement.
(iii) 30,000 feet prior to the 20th anniversary of the date of signature of this
Agreement.
(C) The Company shall conduct its operations in a workmanlike manner and by
appropriate scientific methods and shall take all reasonable measures to prevent the
ingress of water to any petroleum-bearing strata and shall duly close any unpro
ductive holes drilled by it and subsequently abandoned. The Company shall keep
the Shaikh and his London Representative informed generally as to the progress
and result of its drilling operations but such information shall be treated as
confidential.
(Signed)
(Signature of Shaikh of Kuwait.)
(Signed) H. R. P. Dickson, Lt.-Col.
Not reproduced.
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The file contains correspondence between Kuwait Oil Company, 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. , 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. at Bahrain and 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. at Kuwait. The correspondence discusses the discovery of oil in Kuwait; because of the scarcity of oil found in the well at Bahra it was decided to drill another well around the w ara (sandstone) hill (now part of Burqan Field), where oil was found in commercial quantities in 1938. Copy of the 1934 Agreements between the British Government, the Sheikh of Kuwait and with Kuwait Oil Company is included in the file (ff 3-10). The discovery of oil in Kuwait increased interest from Saudi Arabia over the Neutral Zone, which is subject of correspondence from Petroleum Concessions Limited.
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- 1 file (42 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end, on folios 42-43. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 44; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-37; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Title
- 'File 39/7 (10/9) Kuwait Oil Concession'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:22v, 24r:26v, 28r:43v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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