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'File 2/8 II Kuwait water supply from the Shatt al-Arab' [12r] (23/464)
The record is made up of 1 file (230 folios). It was created in 12 Jun 1943-14 Jun 1949. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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KUWAIT OIL OaiPANY.LIMITED
Kuwait,
Our Ref. 5510 12 th June, 1943 *
Hr. Abdulla Mulla Saleh,
H.H’s Official Representative
with K.O.C. Ltd., Kuwait.
Dear Sir,
We beg to inform you that work on erecting
the new water windmill at ff.W .15 ccnmenced this
rooming under the supervision of Mr .Rob inson and
Mr. aardrop.
The work should be finished in about 8 days
after which the building of the Reserve ?/ater Tank
and drinking trough will cop nonce. This again
should take another 8 days to ccrnplete.
In other words 16 days should see the whole
operation finished and water available for the
Badawin.
2 . There remains the appointment of a "caretaker 11
by His Highness the Shaikh. This man should take
up his duties not later than 23rd June. He can ther
be sliown how to stop the wind mill etc. and
generally be instructed in his job before the
imsons otc. come away. We verbally explained all
the above to His Highness last Thursday (10-6-43)
but we think that the matter of the appointment
of a caretaker should be confirmed by letter.
Tours faithfully,
* *
FOR KUWAIT OIL OMPAHY,LIMITED.
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This file contains correspondence among British officials in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and London, as well as the Kuwaiti Government on various means of securing a reliable supply of water for Kuwait. The papers vary from proposal for a condensing plant, and possible pipeline from Basra in Iraq, to obtaining the details of how much such ventures would cost and which firms could possibly oversee their construction. The papers also contain letters from various Kuwaiti merchant contractors and the Kuwait Oil Company relating to the construction of a pipeline from the oil company to Kuwait's principal settlement.
The file also contains early maps of Kuwait's geology used to ascertain the viability of groundwater.
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- 1 file (230 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 for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 232; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. Two additional irregular foliation sequences are present in parallel between; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are at times crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/161
- Title
- 'File 2/8 II Kuwait water supply from the Shatt al-Arab'
- Pages
- 12r:12v, 14r:15v, 23r:23v, 25r:25v, 80r:80v, 94r:94v, 100r:100v, 165r:165v
- Author
- Kuwait Oil Company
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