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'File 5/1 IX Kuwait Oil Company' [‎66r] (136/406)

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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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for having granted the concerns ion. Philhy agreed that,
In the latter contingency. It night not in practice be
recoverable, but thought that there; «ae an agreem-nt ttiat
it should be repaid in annual inetalaentB, if the oonceeeian
eventually lapsed,
vbilby aid not revert an January 6 to tlie
suggestion he eteem to Imve m&e an Peoessber 6 that a final
payiseiit o.? i,B0 9 QQO would fall due after two years* *fhi©
mmy have been an anticipation based on the hope that oil
might be produced In comerc tal quantities after that la pee
of time* vnyhow phllby now- seems to agree that after the
preliminary loan has been completed as above* the next loan©
will be those contemplated in Article a of the published
concession* We have no solid informtion as to their
amount but It le quite possible that these loan© are to be
f50,000 gold each.
$. Philby endorsed on January 6 what Fuad had told
me on December 29 (fee my telegram Ho.ifB of December 30)
regarding the position in regard to the Kuwait Heutral
rone. He knew a good deal about Ydllbl and wwayni’s
mis©lean to Riyadh# He did not know the composition of
Ydlibi’e syndicate but thought that Holmes was In with him.
(Of. para.B of my telegram Ho. 226 of December 30). He had
seen In passing a very formal looking doeunent In English
a ad Arabic, part I imagine of isaynl's credentials. Fuad
had mentioned to me a document proving the actual formation
of the Ydllbi ryndioate, which had been legalised in Egypt#
Philby had alr?o heard that the authorities her# had dangled
before Ydllbi a prospect of connecting the oil deal with a
settlement of debts for good®. All this if* obscure, m It
is not at all certain even that Ydlibi la owed any
substantial rum of money f but he thought that perhaps the
King was ©ailing a bit close to the wind, as, if he reached
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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