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'File 5/2 I Kuwait Neutral Zone' [‎8r] (20/474)

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The record is made up of 1 file (233 folios). It was created in 9 Feb 1934-28 Dec 1934. 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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wronfr in ny attempt to reproduce them in nrecano ^orm.
I avoided aa far as ■oossibliy anjr conment on the position
of the Saudi Arab Governraent, beyond su^yesting that * here
might he a case for arbitration under head 4, as the
Saudi Arab Government and the Standard Oil of California
had apparently not provided for the contingency of the
Shaikh of Kuwait refusing to have anythin/? + o do with
Standard On 0 f California.
1 put a direct question regarding Major Holmes.
For the rest, 1 said that any question in regard to the
Shaikh of Kuwait’s in + erest was entirely outside mv
province, both in principle and in actual fact as the
matter was far too delicate for me to mix up in it.
The only advice X would give was that Awayni’s
principle shouid ascertain the viewsof His Majesty’s
Gov ~ rnrn en t in Lo ndo n.
Awayni again snoke of Mr 6 i£hilby as working with
the Americans, but more casually than when he last came
to see me.
AHDHEW RYAN
f’/ r5 /34 -

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This file contains papers relating to the exploitation of oil in Kuwait and the Neutral Zone between Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. In particular, it contains correspondence relating to the competition between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and the Eastern and General Syndicate for a concession in Kuwait. Some correspondence from the ruler of Kuwait is also included in the file. Other correspondence discusses negotiations with the ruler of Kuwait alongside talks with Fuad Bey Hamza, Shaikh Hafiz Wahba, and 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. .

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1 file (233 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 foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; 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. Additional irregular foliation sequences are present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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