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Coll 30/124A 'Koweit (Neutral Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd.' [‎232r] (463/883)

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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A&reaawmt to /hioh this Appendix la annexed le the treot of
aountry end of the aoe-bed oontiguoao therewith houndedt-
the .»orth hy that pert of the eouthrrn boundary of Kuweit
territory (a a defined in the tluwei Wtfejd boundary Jon vent ion
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latitude 29 ° to the ooeet south of nee el*,ell 'eh end then*#
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of ftuweit.
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yn ,the eat by en i®eginary line on the bod .of the aee eeet
of end parallel to the ooeet of the Neutral. £mo from the
end of the eastern limit of the territorial voters of Kuwait
southernyto the northern tmd of the territoriel waters of the
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Klngdow of Seju (se'udi Arelile).
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i ad .Jhaxit) to «in el *Abd (Ain el Abd) end thenoe to the
co»et north of 3ee el Kleh'eb (iiee Klahneb) end thenoe eeat
to the eastern lioit of the terrltoriel wetera et the eouthorn
end of the ebove described eeetern boundary of the Neutral ^©ne
The Keutrel -uone ee ebove defined with the exception of the
see-*bed underlying the territoriel wetere thereof Is coloured
red on the atieshed &ap.

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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.' [‎232r] (463/883), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3857, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100056588374.0x000042> [accessed 18 July 2026]

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