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'File 5/7 Mining of Burgan Bitumen' [17r] (33/282)
The record is made up of 1 file (138 folios). It was created in 7 Apr 1942-9 Jul 1944. 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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CONFIDENTIAL
No.55'5 -5/7.
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.
at Kuwait presents his compliments to
The Hon’ble uhe Political Reside t
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire.
and has the honour to transmit to him a copy of the undermentioned document^).
POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
KUWAIT.
Dated the, 1st Lane, 1942
Reference to previous correspondence :
DESCRIPTION OF ENCLOSURE.
Name and Date.
Subject.
Letter No.5294, date! the 30th
May, 1942, from Messrs Kuv/ait
Oil Company Limited, Luvait, to
Mr. Abdulla Mulla Saleh, H.H.
The Shaikh’s Official Representa
tive, huv/ait.
Mining of Burgan Bitumen
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- Content
This file contains correspondence relating to the mining of bitumen from the Burgan oil field in Kuwait. The correspondents include engineers in the British Army, the Kuwait Oil Company, and various merchants involved in the transport and shipping of commodities between Kuwait and Iraq.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (138 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 140; 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 A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/262
- Title
- 'File 5/7 Mining of Burgan Bitumen'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:20v, 24r:27v, 29r:30v, 31ar:31av, 31r:32v, 34r:52v, 56r:57v, 59r:75v, 77r:78v, 80r:89v, 92r:92v, 94r:96v, 98r:98v, 102r:113v, 116r:118v, 120r:120v, 123r:124v, 127r:133v, 135r:137v, 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