'File 5/2 III Kuwait Neutral Zone' [‎230v] (465/779)

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'File 5/2 III Kuwait Neutral Zone'

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Ref: IOR/R/15/5/254

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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Content: 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 A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Written in: English in Latin script

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Reference: 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
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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