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Concessions in Bahrein [Bahrain], Kuwait, &c: correspondence, 1932-Jul 1933 (Colonial Office Secret Print, Middle East No.49) [‎100r] (201/284)

The record is made up of 1 file (140 folios). It was created in 1932-Jul 1933. 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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C. 98026/32 [No. 136 ].
No. 179.
FOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.
[_Answered hij No. 184 . !
S ir , Foreign Office, S.W.I, 15th November, 1932.
With reference to the letter from the 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. to the Colonial Office of
the 12th November* regarding oil in Kuwait, I am directed by Secretary Sir John
Simon to request you to inform Secretary Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister that he is in general
agreement with the views expressed by Sir Samuel Hoare on the subject of the
instructions which should be addressed to 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.
as to ( the action to be taken and the attitude to be adopted in communicating to the
Shaikh of Kuwait the comments made by the Petroleum Department upon the draft
concessions submitted by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and the Eastern and General
Syndicate.
2. While Sir John Simon is prepared to instruct a member of this department
to attend a meeting on the subject, as proposed in Admiralty letter, of the 12th
November,! I am to suggest that, in default of any objection on the part of the other
departments concerned, such a meeting may prove to be unnecessary and telegraphic
instructions in the sense proposed by the 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. could be addressed to Lieutenant-
Colonel Fowle without further delay.
3. Copies of this letter are being sent to the Petroleum Department, the India
Office, and the Admiralty.
I am, &c.
G. W. RENDEL.
C. 98026/32 [No. 137].
No. 180.
ADMIRALTY to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Confidential.)
SiR, Admiralty, S .W.I, 18th November, 1932.
With reference to Foreign Office letter of 15th November, 19324 to the
Colonial Office, in which it is suggested that the interdepartmental meeting proposed
by the Admiralty to discuss the telegraphic instructions to be sent to the Political
Resident, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in the matter of the Kuwait Oil Concession, might be
unnecessary if the instructions proposed in 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. letter of 12th November* to
Colonial Office were acceptable to other Departments, I am commanded by My Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty to offer the following observations for the considera
tion of the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
2. The implication to be drawn from the wording of paragraph 3 of the India
Office letter appears to be that 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. should confine his advice to the
Shaikh to strictly impartial explanations of the Petroleum Department's analysis and
should take no steps to influence the Shaikh's decision.
3. In view of the great strategic importance attaching to the development of
oil supplies in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. area by bona fide British Companies, My Lords are
of opinion that no legitimate step which might influence the Shaikh of Kuwait to
award the concession to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company rather than to the American
interests acting under the cloak of the Eastern and General Syndicate should be
neglected, although They fully admit that it is essential that the burden of choice
must ultimately rest entirely with the Shaikh. My Lords therefore consider that the
instructions to 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. should point out that it is of the utmost
importance that the Shaikh should give his decision in favour of the Anglo-Persian
Oil Company and that 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. should neglect no legitimate step to
ensure his taking this decision provided that the ultimate decision can be made to
appear to have been entirely that of the Shaikh himself and that no ground is given
to the American interests concerned for an accusation against His Majestv's Govern
ment of having brought undue influence or pressure to bear upon the Shaikh.
* No. 177.
f No. 178.
t No. 179.

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This file contains copies correspondence regarding the granting of oil concessions in Bahrain and Kuwait.

The correspondence is a mixture of internal correspondence between British officials (from the 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. , Colonial Office, Foreign Office and the Petroleum Department) and correspondence between British officials and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the ruler of Bahrain and representatives from the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.

The file is divided up as follows:

Bahrein [Bahrain]

1. Indenture between Shaikh of Bahrein and the Eastern and General Syndicate, Limited, dated 12th June, 1930. Conditions governing assignment of Concession to Bahrein Petroleum Company.

2. Eastern and General Syndicate's application for a further Concession in Bahrein.

3. Landing Grounds and Seaplane Station.

4. Areas covered by Prospecting Licence granted to Bahrein Petroleum Company on 28th November, 1931.

5. Employment of British Subjects by the Bahrein Petroleum Company.

6. Extension of Prospecting Licence granted to Bahrein Petroleum Company on 28th November, 1931.

7. Chief Local Representative of the Bahrein Petroleum Company

Kuwait

1. Applications of the Eastern and General Syndicate, Limited, and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company for an Oil Concession.

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1 file (140 folios)
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The file is divided up into two thematic sections. The correspondence within these sections is arranged chronologically. A table of contents is contained on folios 2-13

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Condition: A printed pamphlet with bound pages.

Foliation: the foliation sequence is written in pencil, circled, and is 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.

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