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'File 5/1 VIII Kuwait Oil Company' [215r] (434/558)
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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separate agreement or (b) it no such agreement shall have
teen entered, into prior to the exercise of the right of
pre-emption, nio j-aix marKet price lor the time being at
the* point 01 delivery, as tne same shall be settled, by
agreement uc? owccii H • m * Go v e rnixien t an q tne Company, and, in
default of suen agreement, the price to be paid shall be
referred to two arbitrators, one to be chosen by h.M.
Government (or the political hesiuent) and the other by the
Company,• with power to appoint an umpire in case of
disagreement, such arbitration to be held in England and to
te deemed a reference to 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.
To assist in arriving at a fair market 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 ana prices of
oil or products sola to other customers ana of charters or
contracts entered into lor carriage and snail exhioit to
H.L.Government original or authenticated copies of contracts
or charter parties entered into for the sale and/or carriage
of such oil or products.
(5) H.Ivl. Government shall be at liberty to take control of
the works, plant ana premises of the Company, ana the Company
shall conform to and obey all directions issued by or on
behalf of H.m,Government. Compensation shall be paid to the
Company for any loss or damage that may be proved to have
betii sustained soy the Company oy reason oi mio ixexci&w oy
H. m. Go ve rrrne nt of the po we rs c onf e r re a by th is sud-c lause.
Any such compensation shall be settled, by agreement oetween
H.m.Government and the Company or, in default of agreement, oy
arbitration in nanner provided by the last preceding sub-clause.
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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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- Reference
- 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