Coll 30/89(1) 'OIL. KOWEIT: Shipments of Oil from Koweit' [21r] (43/66)
The record is made up of 1 file (31 folios). It was created in 20 Apr 1946-13 May 1948. It was written in English and French. 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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| Would you please refer to your letter of >rd June in
which you asked us to obtain ft on 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.
certain information regarding the production and shipment
of oil ftora Koweit*
2* I understand ft on Ur m Southwell, the jlanaging Director
of the Kovreit Oil 'Jo*, that -z^iile lie \7as in Howe it recently
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.
passed on to him this request for
information* Mr* Southwell feels hiiiself in sane difficulty
about applying all this information, which is more than
would normally be supplied to the sheikh and which nay not
all be readily available* He would I gather see less
difficulty in supplying the information you require direct
to you from his London Office*
3* Since the request for this information came originally
from you, the best thing perhaps would be if you could
discuss the natter yourself with Southwell, who would be
very ready to do this* Perhaps therefore you will get in
touch withMLn direct and let me Inow the upshot.
Yours sincerely.
P. A. RT. MAgp|cr-\fcj
S.G-.Astbury Esq.,
Ministry of Fuel & Power,
iillbank,
5*W*1*
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- Content
The file concerns a number of administrative issues in relation to oil exports from Koweit [Kuwait].
The papers cover: advice on the signing of certificates for shipments of oil to France and French possessions, 1946; correspondence concerning a request from the Ministry of Fuel and Power for monthly statistics of oil shipments from Kuwait; and discussion of the legal basis for the issue of oil export licences by the Political Agents at Bahrein [Bahrain] and Kuwait.
The main correspondents are the Ministry of Fuel and Power and 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. .
The French language content of the file consists of single certificate (folio 31).
The file also contains one document, dated April 1940, of an earlier date than the main date range (folio 31).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (31 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 31; these numbers are printed, 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3809
- Title
- Coll 30/89(1) 'OIL. KOWEIT: Shipments of Oil from Koweit'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:30v, 31v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence