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'File 5/2 I Kuwait Neutral Zone' [‎110r] (224/474)

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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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—^ RYAN. H.M. MINISTER. J EDPA
'^hen Fuad Bey called yesterday I spoke in general
terms 0 n this subject. This morning I made amore precise
communication to him on the following lines*
I referred to Shaikh Vuauf Yasin's communication
to me on April 3 when the Shaikh had stated ttet the Saudi
Government were laying Ydlibi’s terms before the Standard
Oil Company of California and intended to carry on with
Ydlibi's Syndicate if Standard Oil refused to consider the
concession on those terms. He had asked,
(a) How the question of the Shaikh of KuwaiVs
interest should be tackled, if standard Oil refused and the
Government carried on with Ydlibi*s Syndicate; and
(b) Whether, in the contrary event, His Majesty’s
Government would see ary objection to a concession to Standard
Oil Company of California.
1 said thatthe answer to (a) was that the approach
should be made by the Saudi Government to His Majesty’s
Government •
As regards (b) I said that this was a very big-
question as an affirmative reply would commit the Shaikh to a
concession to Standard Oil Company of California* His Majesty’S
Government would prefer in a^neral way to see the concession
in British hands but they found the position obscureowing to thu
action taken by the Saudi Government who had gone a long way wik
without previous consultation with us# We didnot knww, for
instance, the exact nature of the option in favour of Standard
0i l Company. ( Here I raised khx definitely thequestion in
the second sentence of this telegram.) As regards Ydlibi
1 admitted that the Saudi Government had made an inquiry as to
the/

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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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