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'File 5/2 III Kuwait Neutral Zone' [199r] (402/779)
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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3778/2440/91)
Oil in lioweit JTe_utral
Zone .
As arranged with Lord Cadman, },.r. Skliros of
Petroleum Concessions Limited came to see me this
morning. lie said that he had been informed of my
previous conversations with Mr. Longrigg and Lord
Cadman on this subject, and that he understood that we
were anxious that Petroleum Concessions Limited should
take any action it could to secure the early exploitation
of any oil in the zone in order that Ibn Saud, whom v/e
v/ere anxious to assist for political reasons, as being the
ruler mo' t worth helping and maintaining in Saudi Arabia,
might obtain some advantage from the royalties. He
understood therefore that we wished the Company to come to
an arrangement with Ibn Saud to take over the California
Company’s option. Although the position was rather
obscure, he understood that this could be done by repaying
to the California Company the loan of £50,000 which was
the consideration for which they had obtained their option.
Ibn Saud would derive no benefit ffcom this, since he
would only be exchanging one creditor for another, but
he would then be quit of his commitment to the California
Company and free to give a concession in so far as he
was concerned to petroleum Concessions Limited.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (386 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 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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- IOR/R/15/5/254
- Title
- 'File 5/2 III Kuwait Neutral Zone'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:10v, 30r:76v, 86r:92v, 94r:114v, 116r:135v, 138r:138v, 140r:164v, 166r:249v, 251r:253v, 260r:292v, 294r:317v, 318v:387v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence