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'File 5/1 VIII Kuwait Oil Company' [205r] (414/558)
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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2.
Any dispute w.ncn may arise as to whether the delay is due to
causes beyond the control of the Company shall be settled by
agreement between His Majesty’s Government and the Companv,
and, in default of such agreement, the question shall be
referred to two arbitrators,
Government for the Political
one to be chosen by His Majesty’s
Resident) and the other by the
Company, with power to appoint an umpire in case of
disagreement;, such aroitration to be held in England and to be
deemed a refeience uo arbitration under the "provisions of the
Arbitration Act of 1889 (52 and 53 Viet.C.49) of the Imperial
Parliament, or any statutory modification or re-enactment
thereof for the time being in force.
(4) The price to be paid for all oil or products of the
refining or treatment of oil taken in pre-emption by H.M.
Government shall be either (a) as specified in a separate
agreement or (b) if no such agreement shall have bee [Rente red
into, a fair price for the time being at the point of delivery
as the same shall be settled by agreement between H.M.Govt,
and the Company, or in default of such agreement by arbitration
in the manner provided by the last preceding sub-clause.
To assist in arriving at a fair price at the point of
delivery the Company shall furnish for the confidential
information of H.M.Government, if so required, particulars
of the quantities, descriptions and prices of Howe it oil or
Products sold to other customers and of charters or contracts
entered into for carriage and shall eihiibit to His Majesty’s
Government original or authenticated copies of contracts or
charter parties entered into for the sale and/or carriage oj.
such oil or products.
(5) H.M.Government shall be at liberty to halre control
of the works, plant and premises of the Company m Koweit,
^ in such event the Company shall conform to and obey all
Actions issued by or on behalf of H.M. Government.
Compensation/
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (275 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/5/243
- Title
- 'File 5/1 VIII Kuwait Oil Company'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:139v, 141r:178v, 180r:276v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence