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'File 5/1 IX Kuwait Oil Company' [‎46r] (96/406)

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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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6 .
^Company shall in addi
Article 3 pay to the
tion to the payments provided for
bhaihh on each anniversary of the
in
date
of signature of this Agreement annas per ton of
petroleum on which royalty is payable.
Article 8.
(A) The Company shall have
at current market rates fuel, water, food,
constructional materials and other supplie
connection with its operations hereunder.
the right to purchase
building and
s of every hind in
(B) The Company shall employ subjects of the
Shaikh as far as possible for
all work for which they are
suited under the supervision of the Company 1 s skilled employees,
but if the local supply of labour should in the judgment of the
Company be inadequate or unsuitable the Company shall have the
right to import labour. The Company shall also have the right
to import skilled and technical employees. The Company shall
pay to the workmen it employs a fair wage, such wage, to be
decided and stated by the Company at the time the workmen are
engaged.
(C) The Company shall provide free of charge
medical service for its employees, and the Shaikh and his
family shall have the right to such medical service and
necessary medical supplies free of charge.
Article 9 .
The Shaikh grants to the Company free of
cost the unrestricted use and occupation of and surface rights
over all uncultivated land belonging to the Shaikh which
the Company may need for the purposes of its operations and in
particular the Company shall have the right to select in
consultation with the Shaikh an area or areas of land
chosen by the Company outside the present town wall of Kuwait
with exclusive surface rights upon which to erect oil
refineries, storage, terminal ana shipping facilities and any

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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)
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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 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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