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'File 4/8 Kuwait Electricity Supply (Concession, etc.) & Municipality' [‎42r] (83/92)

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The record is made up of 1 file (44 folios). It was created in 10 Apr 1930-9 Dec 1940. 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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JIBST. .PAY. .01
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made on t*
.. .M.A.R.C.H...1940
between the Kuwait Electric Company,Limited, resident of Kuwait herein
after called the "COMPANY" of the one part and Mr. Bish&s Singh
hereinafter called the "EMPLOYEE" of the other part,whereby it is agree
as follows
1.
2 .
3.
4.
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The Company hereby engages the liinployee and the Employee heie-
by agrees to serve the Company as Mechanical & Electrical
Engineer in connection with the Power House of the Company in
Kuwait for a period of three years from the date abovementione;
and during such time of employment the Employee shall be under
and shall obey the orders of the Manager of the Company.
The Employee shall serve the Company in Kuwait and the Company
shall provide for the Employee? when travelling on the business
of the Company by land or water the necessary transport free
of charge and in either case with free food or an allowance of
Rs.2 per day in lieu of the ^ood et the option of the Employee
Provided that the Employee shall perform his duties diligently
and to the satisfaction cf the Company and shall observe all Wl
the conditions of this Agreement, he shall receive a salary
during the period of his service in Kuwait at the rate of
Rs.350/-( T hipees Three hundred fifty Only) per month.
The Salary of the Employee shall commence from the date above-
mentioned, which will be the date of his engagement in Kuwait.
During his employment in Kuwait the Employee shall be eniitlj^|
to free accommodation(i.e.one of the two houses which arN^^™
situated close to the Power House), water(whioh will be \
a day) electric light and free medical attendance.
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If the Employee shall desire to return to India on the te.
nation of his employment with the Company, the Company sh?
grant him 3 months leave with half pay, second class passa.
with food or an allowance of Rs.2 in lieu of the food proviu^u.
that the Agreement will be renewed by mutual consent of the
contracting parties.
6*. The Agreement shall remain in force for three years from the
date first mentioned and is renewal by the mutual consent of
the contracting parties. The Company has the right to termi-
nate the Agreement at any cime by giving the Employee one
month*s notice in writing or one month^s salary in lieu of
notice. The Employee has the right to terminate the Agreement
by giving the Compary twe months* notice in writing. /
7 The Empleyee agrees to refrain from trading or any other
employment of any sort or kind whatsoever during the currency
of this Agreement.
8. If any difference or dispute shall arise as to the true intent
of this Agreement or any part thereof or in any way connected
with cr arising out of the same, the decision of which is not
hereinbeforeprovided for, the matter shall be submitted to the
arbitration of His Highness the Shaikh of Kuwait and the
decision of His Highness the Shaikh on the point shall be
final and conclusively binding on both parties.
In WITNESS whereof the parties to this Agreement have set theii
respective hands on the day and year first mentioned above.
Signed fcjid delivered on behalf of the said
KUWAIT ELECTRIOv Q^MRANY,LIMITED.
Signed and delivered
In the presence of.....
Signed by the said Employee
In the presence
Politico! Agent, Kuwait. 9

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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding internal developments in Kuwait.

Primarily, the correspondence relates to the establishment of a municipality for Kuwait City, the construction of an electrical power station and the development of the Kuwait Electric Company Limited.

The file contains one letter in Arabic that was sent from the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait in 1937 (folio 28).

As well as correspondence, the file also contains two completed memoranda of agreement for employment with the Kuwait Electric Company Limited (folios 42-43).

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1 file (44 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 46; 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 2-42; these numbers are also written in pencil or crayon, but are not circled and have been crossed out.

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