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'File 39/7 (10/9) Kuwait Oil Concession' [7r] (13/88)
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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Company or interferes in any way with the safety of its operations of which the
Company shall be the sole judge. Any wharves or appurtenances constructed by
the Company shall be for its exclusive use.
The Company may use for the purposes of its operations the harbours along the
coast of Kuwait but the Company shall not impede or interfere with the subjects
of the Shaikh or their right to continue the use of existing harbours, anchorages,
wharves and docks along the coast of Kuwait at present utilised by them for their
sailing craft and fishing boats.
Article 6.—(A) The Company shall maintain in the region of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
a Chief Local Representative to represent it in matters relating to this Agreement
with the Shaikh. The Shaikh has the right to select on the first occasion the Chief
Local Representative in consultation with His Majesty’s Government.
(B) The Shaikh shall have the right to appoint an Arab conversant with the
English language to act as his Official Representative and who will represent him
in Kuwait in matters relating to this Agreement with the Company and particularly
whenever unskilled labour is recruited from among the subjects of the Shaikh this
Representative shall be consulted and advise the Company regarding any such
recruitment. The salary of the Representative shall not be less than
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
Eight
hundred (Rs. 800) per month, and such salary shall be paid by the Company
monthly to the Representative as from the date of his appointment by the Shaikh.
(C) The Shaikh shall have the right to appoint—from the effective date of this
Agreement—a Representative in London to represent the Shaikh in all matters
relating to this Agreement with the Company in its London Office and such
Representative shall have full access to the production records of the Company
including the agenda of the Board meetings and shall be entitled to attend the
Board’s meetings at which the Shaikh’s interests are discussed. The salary of such
Representative - shall not be less than
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
Two thousand two hundred and fifty
(Rs. 2,250) per month which shall be paid to the Representative by the Company
and not by the Shaikh. The salary of such Representative shall be paid either in
London or Bombay as requested by him. Travelling and general expenses of the
Representative shall be defrayed from the above-mentioned sum of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
Two thousand two hundred and fifty (Rs. 2,250).
(D) If at any time during the currency of this Agreement any dispute shall
arise regarding the accuracy of the accounts of the Company in connection with
the amount of the Royalty and/or other payments due to the Shaikh under this
Agreement, the Shaikh shall have the right to appoint in consultation with His
Majesty’s Government a registered firm of Auditors to examine the books of the
Company, on behalf of the Shaikh, at Kuwait and/or in London as he may consider
necessary. All expenditure incurred in connection with such auditing shall be
paid by the Shaikh.
The Company shall provide the registered firm of Auditors appointed by the
Shaikh the necessary facilities to enable them to check the books and registers of
the Company and to render every assistance to enable the Auditors to thoroughly
examine such accounts and in every way to assist them safeguard the interests of
the Shaikh.
The Shaikh shall regard as confidential all information supplied in connection
with all such auditing with the exception of such items as may have an actual
bearing on the dispute or are connected with it.
Article 1.—{A) The Company shall have the right to import water, petroleum,
fuel, machinery, motor-cars and lorries, equipment, plant, timber, utensils, iron work,
building materials, food, supplies, medicines, medical supplies, office equipment
and household furniture, and all other materials, equipment and goods of whatso
ever nature required by the Company and its employees for the purposes of its
operations hereunder but not for resale to others, and to export its petroleum and
articles previously imported by the Company free of customs or import or export
duty and taxes or other charges, but it shall pay on all personal goods, clothing
and general merchandise imported by the Company for the personal use of its
employees or for resale to them, the ordinary duty in force for the time being in
the State of Kuwait. Saving as in Article 3 and in this Article provided, the
Company, its operations, income, profits and property including petroleum shall be
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/878
- 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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