'File 5/1 II Kuwait Oil Company' [‎20r] (44/552)

OOnPIDRKTIAL,
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THo.j^i- S Of 1008*
British 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. and Gonsulate-GenerHl,
Bushiro, 12th January 1922•
From
The Hon f ble 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. *
To
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. ,
Bahrain#
Sir,
I have the honour to forward herewith for your
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information copy of the marginally cited papers regarding
Letter Ho# 38-S dated 10th January 1922 with enclosures* | the desire
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Telegram Ko* 22-S dated 9th January 1922 from Baghdad* j of the
Telegram Lo. 78 d^ted 10th January 1928 to Govt* of India*? Anglo-
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Persian Oil Company to obtain exclusive prospecting rights
on the Arabian littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. * You should
take no action until you receive further instructions from
me*
in July of last year Hia Excellency the High Commiseion«
or, Iraq and I were informed by His Iiajeaty , s Government
that the Anglo -Persian Oil Company were desirous of
obtaining exclusive prospecting rights in Arabia and on
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. littoral for oil and its allied products,
vis bitumen, pitch, osokorite etc, and in reply to a
request for my views as to the feasibility of obtaining
such rights from the various Sheikhs I stated that I
considered that in view of the conventions of 27th October
1915 and 14th l ay 1914, which we made with the Sheikhs of
Kuwait and Bahrain respectively, there was no objection to
negotiations being opened with these two Sheikhs at once,
and His Excellency the High Commissioner, Baghdad had
already expressed his views in the same sense*
And as regards tho Truoi&l Coast I recommended that it
would not bo advisable just at present to go further th&n