'File 5/7 Mining of Burgan Bitumen' [92r] (185/282)
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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KUWAIT,
1 6th December 1942.
Acting General Supdt.,
Kuwait Oil Company.
Dear Sir,
Reference your comnunication D.0.80 of 28th ult
I have been instructed by Brigadier Gifford Hull, R.L.., 16
Chief Engineer (Works) to deliver to the bhaikh of Kuwait,
as a gesture in appreciation of the spirit of goodwill and
cooperation existent in the State of Kuwait towards
His Majesty’s Forces, a sufficient quantity of matured
Asphalt to surface the roadways in question, approximately
250 tons.
Yours faithfully,
J.Duncan, Lt. I.E.
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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.
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Kuwait.
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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.
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- 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 A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- 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