'File 5/1 IX Kuwait Oil Company' [33r] (70/406)
The record is made up of 1 file (199 folios). It was created in 7 Mar 1934-11 May 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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C ONB*I DgOTI AL,
D.O.No.C-lOS.
POLITICAL AO'MCY,
JOIWAIT.
Dated Uie 19th March 19S4.
My dear ,/att s,
I ara sending a eppy of Political Real dent’s Demi
Official letter Ho.Nil,' dated the 15th Slarch 1954, from
Bahrain, which oceb this morning, for record, in your Office*
2* You might diow it to Colonel Fowle on return together
with this*
3. X should t>© most grateul also if you would express
to Colonel Yowle on his return, my very sincere regrets that
I sent a copy of my D.O.No.C-9^ of 14th March direct to
Lai thwaite. , ,,
^
4. My idea of course was not to ^Mshort circuit” 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 any way, but as he was going to India , I
thought some of my news especially that regarding the Shaikh’s
"money demands” from the Kuwait Oil Company, would be of use to
Laithwait g. (I marked it private) •
5. I am sorry to have erred, but believe roe it was an
error of judgement nothing more.
Yours sincerely,
Major R.P*:Vatts, I*A*,
Secretary to the Kon’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.
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This file contains papers that discuss the beginning and expansion of oil operations in Kuwait. These range from legal arrangements with the Ruler of Kuwait, to how best to secure the oil concession for British rather than American interests. The file's main correspondents include the Foreign Office, 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. , and 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. in Kuwait.
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- 1 file (199 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 201; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 123-140, and ff 172-196; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/5/244
- Title
- 'File 5/1 IX Kuwait Oil Company'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:14v, 16r:133v, 138r:151v, 156r:171v, 178r:182v, 185r:200v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence