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'File 5/1 VII Kuwait Oil Company' [172r] (348/458)
The record is made up of 1 file (225 folios). It was created in 22 May 1933-30 Dec 1933. 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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9.
1 Bi'ljtiorloa ^
fixer© la a provision tliat the aompar^ xrn^i
establish a reXinory ©uffloiont to neat the needs of the
Government* fixe Government ma$- not sell any oil thus
obtained either inside or outside tlx© country* After the
eetobliatoent of a refinery tlxe Company has to offer to the
Government a ’ loose” quantity (? bulk supply) of about
EGOfOOO gallons ©f patrol and about 100*000 gallons of
kerosene free of charge • Ihx© value of petrol at the
refinery would not be leas than eay 5d a gallon and
kerosene 3d or 44 a gallon so that this again represents a
substantial obligation if the refinery is erected, but it is
not clear that the . ■ mpa&& is obliged to inotal a r-ofinery*
(The warding of tills and aomcs other parts of tixe agreement
la somewhat vaipi© end may be du© to faulty translation)«
10*
The Company is to be free from all direct and
indirect taxes, dues, charges and fees (Including customs
dues on export and import)*
latlbnallty Beatriotiana
The Conoossion is to be mema(&& o, Amarioons but
subjects of Saudi Arabia are to be deployed a© far as
poaaible* The Company shall not engage tlxa oubjeots of
any other Government*
1£* hao eryat fon of lulnaralgjL
Other Minerals are reserved to the Go vemment •
13 # pm Gompm? can terminate the agreement on
giving 30 days* notice* The Government has the right to
terminate the agreement for failure on tlx® part ox the
Company to comply with those obligations« The uompany
cmr also bo fined for broach of conditions.
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This file contains papers relating to the securing of oil agreements in Kuwait. Most of the papers consist of correspondence between various British Political Agents in Kuwait and Bahrain, 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 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. , and the British Legation at Jeddah. The papers discuss the British governments position with regards to exploring for oil in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region with the view to securing as many contracts as possible for British firms as the region became increasingly visible to international oil companies after the discovery of oil in Bahrain in 1932.
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- 1 file (225 folios)
- Arrangement
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 227; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 6-222, and ff 180-222; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/5/242
- Title
- 'File 5/1 VII Kuwait Oil Company'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:226v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence