'File 5/2 II Kuwait Neutral Zone' [25r] (54/496)
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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although, since the Saudi suggestion had been made unofii daily,
they had not of course consulted the Sheikh, they had no hope
of success on such lines*
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (244 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/253
- Title
- 'File 5/2 II Kuwait Neutral Zone'
- Pages
- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence