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'File 5/2 III Kuwait Neutral Zone' [‎197r] (398/779)

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The record is made up of 1 file (386 folios). It was created in 12 Feb 1936-28 Sep 1939. 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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Lord Cadman came to see me about this at 10 this morning.
I briefly explained the position, and emphasised our anxiety
to ensure that any oil resources in the Kov/eit neutral zone
might be developed as early as possible. I explained that,
for political reasons, v/e were anxious to uo what we could to
help Ton Saud to remain prosperous and independent, but that
at present his great difficulty was finance, since Saudi
Arabia possessed practically no sources of revenue other than
the pilgrimage, the revenue from which was of course totally
inadequate. In these circumstances, if the I.P.C. could see
their way to taking some forward step over this question,
either by buying out the Standard Oil of California’s option,
or by combining with that Company for the exploitation of the
zone, it would be all to the good. Prom the purely British
point of view, of course, we should very much like to see the
I.P. C. working any oil there might be.
Lord Cadman began by saying that there could be no
question of buying the Standard Oil of California’s option.
This would be simply paying blackmail, particularly as the
concession would still have to be negotiated. As regards
combining with the Standard Oil of California, it was difficult
to say quite how far the personal considerations about which
Mr. Longrigg had spoken were entirely genuine. Negotiations
were still pending, since the Standard Oil of California were
having great difficulties in marketing their Bahrein oil, and
Lord Cadman’s organisations might be prepared to do a deal
on the basis of giving the Standard of California certain
marketing facilities. This might perhaps offer an opportunity
of coming to some arrangement about the Koweit neutral zone.
Lord Cadman would look into the matter personally to see
whether
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This file contains correspondence relating to the initiation of oil operations in the Neutral Zone. The papers include draft agreements on the proposed territorial division of the Neutral Zone as well as various proposals for the sharing of oil resources drafted between British Foreign Office in London and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Of note are numerous letters that discuss Harold Adrian Russell Philby's involvement in negotiations on the future of the Neutral Zone.

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1 file (386 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 foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 388; 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. Additional irregular foliation sequences are present in parallel; 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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