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'File 5/2 II Kuwait Neutral Zone' [24r] (52/496)
The record is made up of 1 file (244 folios). It was created in 4 Dec 1934-28 Feb 1936. 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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11.
a8 ' SIR,.AMEH^w &YAB saia that he would prefer to wait until
hxa return to Jedda and see whether Fuad Bey revived the matter.
m, k&iWEL then suggested that in that case the best line might
be to do nothing at all, but Sir Andrew Ry»n was doubtful
whether His Majesty’s Government could coniine themselves to a
purely negative attitude and insist indefinitely on the Saudi
Government clearing up their difficulties with the two Companies
lirst of all. He enquired further what attitude His Majesty’s
Government would adopt in that event towards ,tr.Ydlibi and hia
Syndicate, if either the Saudi Government or Mr.Jansen were to
seek a definition of that attitude.
a9 * Mt.„,LAlTH!iAlTK explained that as ar.Jansen had gone
to Africa io: some months, it was not to be expected that
Mr.Ydlioi would be very active in the near future.
30. After some further discussion, it was agreed that, in
view of the following considerations (l) the improbability, on
the information available, that the Sheikh would consider
favourably a proposal for the division of the heutral Zone,
(2) the x'ortheoming oil negotiations, (3) a possible settlement
radically altering in favour of His Majesty’s Government the
whole state of oil politics in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, (4) the
unsuitability, in view of the Koweit oil negotiations, of the
present time for approaching the Sheikh with such a proposal as
Fuau Bey had ...uUc, \b, .he iact that His Majesty's Government
were under no obligation to pursue the matter with the Saudi
Government,
\ i j Piififi Bfcy biiould “to i* ©viv© "tti© nuat»'t<sr > iiT ii©
wished to, and
(ii) if he aid so. His Majesty 1 s Government would reply that
although,/
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This file contains correspondence pertaining to the negotiations between various oil companies, the British Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the British Government on the initiation of oil extraction operations in the Neutral Zone between Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. Some papers include negotiations with the Iraq Oil Company and the Standard Oil Company of California.
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- 1 file (244 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 246; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 4-241; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- 'File 5/2 II Kuwait Neutral Zone'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:90v, 94r:97v, 107r:107v, 114r:129v, 132r:134v, 138r:161v, 180r:182v, 184r:184v, 186r:201v, 217r:228v, 242r:245v, back-i
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