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'File 5/1 VI Kuwait Oil Company' [114r] (232/620)
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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GOVERNMENT OP INDIA
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Bepafitoaifc
o iice ol tiiQ i oli tical ;%esicl«nt in tho * eisian ^ulf.
EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL).
■g This is an ORIGINAL message sent by AIR MAIL which provides a means of communication more
expeditions than the ordinary mail and is cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended tb be treated,
on receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been telegraphed. To sate time and to obviate
formalities it is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated by the signature of a
responsible officer of the Department^
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ith copi/ of correspondence, to Tovornment
of louiai*
Reference^ toleprai';. 2 of 4to ecrLury*
Both /naikh ana competing companies ^i3L to make best
bargain possible from tfcfcir respective points of view, which of
course involves financial negotiations, and it was therefor®
quite out oi the question for the Jhalkh to make a Quick aPcis-__
•ion on the first proposals submitted to him by companion* uy
Tfc yyffg attempt to hurry tti® shaikh into an immediate aeciion
anu thus short circuit the negotiations would have been obj^cteo
to by tuo i.aikh fi.-seli^ anu re,;-:.,rdca by v. i.iCLever co,..pany lost
the concession as exercise of undue influence on our part, whicl
is precisely the accusation which f *i - 1 s# dovernifeont naturally
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{Signature) , .
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (306 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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 View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/241
- Title
- 'File 5/1 VI Kuwait Oil Company'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:5v, 20r:43v, 47r:47v, 49r:91v, 94r:129v, 131r:132v, 135r:153v, 155r:159v, 161r:267v, 269r:272v, 274r:307v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence