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'File 5/1 VIII Kuwait Oil Company' [‎96r] (196/558)

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The record is made up of 1 file (275 folios). It was created in 13 Jan 1934-28 Feb 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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Fo. 123/81/10
Confidential•
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British Legation,
Jedda.
16th January 1934 ,
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With reference to the semi-official letter from the
Chancery of this Legation to the 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. , Fo. 3256/353/73 of
November 28th and previous correpondence relative to oil
concessions on the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , I have the
honour to state that I was informed by Faud Bey Hamza on December
29th that the Sa’udi Civernment had, si) far as they were concerned,
promised to the Standard Oil Co ppai.y of California preference on
equal terms in r spect of any concession that toight be granted
for the Neutral Zone. This, he explained, did not debar his
Government from treating with other parties and M. Hussain a 1
Awayni, a Syrian merchant here, had gone to Riyadh on behalf of
a byndicate formed by Mr. Abdul-Ghani ^dli.-l of Manchester,
iaud Bey intimated that he might soon be approaching me in regard 1
'to the joiiit interest of the ^heykh of Kuwait.
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2. On his return from Riyadh, Al Awayni called on me
spontaneously and on the following day aud Bey discu5^*^the whole
position with me. I enclose copies of a despatch and enclosure
to the Foreign Office regarding the ±b.x two j onVersations.
I enclose also a copy of the last three paragraphs of a telegram
addressed by me to the Fireign Office on January 13th , the
earlier part of which summed up the main points in the conversation
I trust that these gapers read in the light of this despatch will
suffice to give you a clear picture of what has passed kh here
since my return to Jedda in December.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
Sd. Andrew Hyan.
The H 0 n*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. ,
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This file contains papers relating to the initiation of oil prospecting and drilling operations in Kuwait. The majority of the papers discuss Anglo-Persian Oil Company and the Eastern and General Syndicate's involvement in the beginning of oil operations, as well as their respective relationships to the British Government and the Ruler of Kuwait. Some papers discuss the expansion of oil prospecting operations across the Arabian peninsula, particularly in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The correspondence also contains ancillary discussions about borders and border disputes across the eastern Arabian Peninsula.

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1 file (275 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 (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 277; 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 foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 4-272; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.

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