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'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company' [76r] (156/766)
The record is made up of 1 Volume (379 folios). It was created in 21 May 1924-25 May 1931. It was written in English, Arabic, Persian and French. 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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COPY.
No. 40002/25.
Colonial Office,
Downing Street,
3rd September 1925.
Sir,
1 am directed, by mr, Secretary Amery to acknow—
-ledge receipt of your letter of the 1 st September, regard-
-ing your desire to negotiate an oil concession in the
territory ox the Shaikh of Bahrein, and to inform you 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
is being informed
that His Majesty’s Government would not raise any objection
to the conclusion of an agreement with the Shaikh of Bahrein
in accordance with the terms of the draft agreement, a copy
of which accompanied the letter from this Department of the
26th August No. 38049/25.
2 .. With regard to the question raised in the last (
paragraph of your letter under reply, I am to say that Mr.
Amery has no objection mutatis mutandis to the conclusion
by your Syndicate of an agreement in similar terms with the
Shaikh of Kuwait, and 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 is being instructed accordingly. It has been
brought to Mr. Amec’s notice that in the draft mining lease
enclosed in Colonial Office letter of the 28th ultimo
(38049) and agreed by you in your letter under reply, para-
-graph 2 of Article IV provides for a privilege of customs
exemption of indefinite duration. Mr. Amery as at present
advised sees no valid reason why this privilege should
continue to be enjoyed for any substantial period efter the
date upon which the Company shall have declared,in, accord-
-ance with Article 9 of the draft lease, that oil has been
found
® SECRETARY,
THE EASTERN AND GENERAL SYNDICATE ,LIMITED,
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This volume contains correspondence and contractual agreements signed between 1924 and 1926 on oil exploration and export rights in Kuwait, and to a lesser extent, other Gulf territories. The correspondence is primarily between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company based in Abadan, 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. in Kuwait, the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited, and the Ruler of Kuwait. The file contains one foldout map of Kuwait's territory drawn for oil exploration at folio 157. The file contains Arabic documents that are primarily letters to the Ruler of Kuwait from 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. in Kuwait, as well as a multi-language pamphlet outlining the history of the Anglo Persian Oil Company in French, Persian, and English.
- Extent and format
- 1 Volume (379 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 381; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:5v, 28r:34v, 36r:39v, 42r:43v, 46r:46v, 48r:49v, 51r:51v, 54r:58v, 61r:61v, 63r:67v, 69r:99v, 102r:108v, 110r:110v, 112r:118v, 120r:121v, 123r:124v, 126r:126v, 128r:157v, 160r:160v, 162r:162v, 182r:210v, 213r:219v, 241r:282v, 304r:314v, 330r:364v, 366r:380v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence