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'File 5/1 IV Kuwait Oil Company' [‎101r] (206/604)

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The record is made up of 1 file (298 Folios). It was created in 2 Jun 1931-7 Aug 1932. 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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Confidentlax
No.151.
lolitical Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait*
^ated tfos ISth December 1931.
Frcsa
To
Lieutenant-Colonel H.R.I .Dickson, C.I. 3 .,
Political %ent, Kuwait.
The Ron f ble the lolitical Resident
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bus hi re*
air
»
Reference my confidential No.149 dated 5th
December 1931 and paragraph 12, third line*
I have the honour to report that I recently
made a oaroful search for the supposed oil seapage reported
to be close to Has al Abid ( 4 asr &1 Abid) by Major Holmes, ana
and which he said was visible at low tide, but was unable to
find any trace of oil or bitumen*
2 * I also made careful enquiries from an old
Arab official who knows the coast lino there very well indeed,
and he could give me no infer mat ion of value.
3 # It is possible that Major Holmes with his
expert eye was able to see what I co ild not, especially as
the oil oone mentioned might have been anywhere on the coast
line on both sides of al Abid, that is to say over a
dlstar.ee of 2 or 3 miles. I myself was only able to examine
about half mile of exposed foreshore.
4 , Major Holmes clearly mentioned that he had
been shown the spot by one Wlllijim Hickey a man of semi
English parentage who had lived in Kuwait for the last 20
years, and who had recently died.
5 . In paragraph 4 last line and last word, the
name Ruhba should not be confused with Rutba. ill© former
is an old fort between 3 amaw& and Nejef at which poini

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This file contains correspondence relating to the initiation of oil exploration operations in Kuwait. Its papers detail the initial stages of geological prospecting and the agreements drawn between British authorities, the ruler of Kuwait, and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. Of note are papers that discuss the role of Major Frank Holmes in initiating the operations of the Eastern and General Syndicate in the Gulf. Arabic correspondence consists primarily of letters between the ruler of Kuwait and 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.

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1 file (298 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 300; 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 3-295; 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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