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Coll 30/124A 'Koweit (Neutral Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd.' [221r] (441/883)
The record is made up of 1 file (440 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1945-5 Dec 1949. 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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• oqulrea by tn« ;oa wmy Vroa th« but founa
no ion^r n^acsaeiary ior lt» operatiuna r hali b«
raturned by the Jospenj to the h>»4 h froa of jharga.
IB) The haikh shall retain for
hl^aelf the right to ^rwnt - In aon#ultotion with
the Jorooany - to another Joiar>»ny or Jornnenloa ooero- .
tln^ petroleum aresa within torrltorlea adjoining
the ueutrai ono bordetra the right to lay down plps-
lineo ana to permit m*oh «»o?aj>ony or Josnanlea to
Oonatrddt anu erect within the territory ana ecroae
*ase t the neoeeaary oulldlnga ana ftaoblnery required
for the tranonort in transit or passage over the
neutral .one of cruue oil to a aui sl' a site within
the Heutral cone oonaidered convenient for the load
ing of the said ;rude Oil. provided that no such
permit.ion ahali be granted in rcepect of Hitea
re ulrod or llKely to b« required by th^ docepany for
oil well** or in connection with oilfielu onerotion®.
1 » ~ "he heitih aha lx ^ive to the
Company ana its employeee aha property ell the
protection in hie power from theft, highway robbery,
. assault, wilful demote and destruction, and the
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The file concerns negotiations over oil concession rights in the Koweit [Kuwait] Neutral Zone. The Shaikh of Kuwait [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] exercised joint control over the Neutral Zone with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Shaikh of Kuwait was likely to seek the approval of the British Government before granting a concession in the Neutral Zone. The papers contain correspondence from some of the oil companies involved, principally the Burmah Oil Company and Petroleum Concessions Limited, details of other (United States) companies involved in negotiations, and correspondence and memoranda from the 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. , Foreign Office, Ministry of Fuel and Power, 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. , Kuwait, and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (440 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 441; 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 6-440; 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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- Coll 30/124A 'Koweit (Neutral Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd.'
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- 205r:232v
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