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'File 5/1 VI Kuwait Oil Company' [‎34r] (72/620)

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The record is made up of 1 file (306 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1933-25 May 1933. 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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territory developed by one company of good standing* ^
Competitive development of an oilfield by two or more companies
seldom produce the best results y as it tends to lead to
unnecessary loss of gas pressure and premat(^re exhaustion of
the field, as Ms been the case in many fields in the United
States* The operations of the Anglc-Persian Oil Company in
Persia are generally accepted as being in accordance with the
best modern practice of unit development*
It may be mentioned that in the case of Iraq there
was in the original concession a provision for the selection
of areas. So much difficulty aroee in regard to this matter
that the Iraq Government agreed In the revised Concession
granted last year, to accept the Iraq Petroleum Company’s
proposal for the grant to them of exclusive ri^its over a large
area amounting to about 36,000 square miles, or nearly twice
the area of Kuwait.
Incidentally the Eastern and General Syndicate
refer to the area to be reserved to them as "Conceded Territory"
There are obvious objections to the use of such a term and this
should b© replaced by "Lease Area".
Eastern and General
Syndicate.
Anglo-Persian Oil
Company.
Working Ob ligations. The
Concession to become void
unless the Company has
commenced exploratory work
within a period of 9 months
from the date of the Con
cession. If, after commenc
ing operations following the
exploratory period of 5 years,
ths Company discontinue the
same for a continuous period
of 2 years, the Shaikh shall have
the ri^it to cancel the agreement.
Comment.
Working Obligation.
After a maximum
period of two years for
exploration, the Company
undertake^ within a
period of 2 years to
drill in a workmanlike
manner a total depth
overall of at least
4,000 feet. If the
Company fails to carry
out its obligations,
or to make the necessar'
payments, the Shaikh
has the power to ter
minate the agreement.
Nothing is said in the Eastern and General
Syndicate's draft oonoession as to drilling obligations, and
as tha draft now stands they would have
©ar led out these

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This file contains papers relating to the negotiations on oil exploration and extraction agreements between the ruler of Kuwait and the British Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait. The majority of the papers discuss the controversy surrounding the competition between the Anglo Persian Oil Company and the Eastern and General Syndicate for oil contracts in the territory of Kuwait. Arabic documents are either correspondence between 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 and the Ruler of Kuwait or translations of agreements relating to oil concessions in Kuwait.

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1 file (306 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 308; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 20-302; 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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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