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Coll 30/124A 'Koweit (Neutral Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd.' [307r] (613/883)
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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Any reply to be addressed :—
The Secretary.
Telephone: Abbey 7000.
Telegrams:
“Minfupo, Sowest, London.”
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Your Reference :
MINISTRY OF FUEL AND POWER
.JKetroleum Division,
7, Millbank,
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5th De
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Kuweit Neutral Zone,
Ls<J^don, S.W.i.
sember, 1946. \t!
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In confirmation of our recent discussions on the telephone,
the Burmah Oil Company have confirmed to us that their Board
has definitely decided to enter the running for an oil concession
in the Kuweit Neutral Zone. Abraham saw Berthoud recently and
a meeting with the Treasury, the Bank of England and the Burmah
Oil Company is being arranged to give the Company guidance on
H.M.G's views regarding the financial terms which would be most
appropriate from their point of view. We also intimated to
Abraham that a political agreement between H.M.G. and the Company
would be necessary in the normal way, and I understand that you
are considering the form which this should take in the rather
special circumstances of the Kuweit Neutral Zone.
As I mentioned to you, we also agreed with the Bimnah Oil
Company that they should develop,direct with 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.
,
the details of their approach to the Sheikh, but that they
should keep us generally informed of developments in their
negotiations. May we therefore take it that you will clear
with the Company such matters as the nature of the presentation
to be made by the Company to the Sheikh, and the formalities of
the Company's approach such as are dealt with in telegram N 0.1399
from 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.
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I am sending a copy of this letter to Garran.
E.P. Donaldson, Esq.,
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.
,
Whitehall, S # w. 1 .
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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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- Title
- Coll 30/124A 'Koweit (Neutral Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 7v, 10r:36v, 37v:53v, 55r:74v, 77r:82v, 87r:92v, 94r:94v, 96r:104v, 107r:157v, 161r:165v, 166v:168v, 169v:172v, 178r:179v, 181r:196v, 233r:238v, 241r:242v, 245r:250v, 252r:255v, 256v, 258r:261v, 263r:271v, 273r:273v, 276r:276v, 278r:284v, 287r:287v, 289r:300v, 301v:303v, 305r:305v, 307r:345v, 348r:352v, 353v:384v, 386r:388v, 390r:394v, 396r:398v, 400r:434v, 435v:441v, back
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