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'File 5/1 VII Kuwait Oil Company' [‎199r] (402/458)

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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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(Received under India 0-*;j ce Prints Let+e-
Ho. T’.Z. r >944/33. ).
( S 7290/487/25 )
Foreign Office, S.W.i.
7th Becemher 1923.
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My hear Laithwaite,
I send you for your information the
enclosed copies of correspondence between Lefroy of the
Anglo-Persian Oil Company and myself regarding rights
connected with oil in Saudi Arabia and/or the Koweit
Neutral Aone which are said to have been granted by Ibn
Baud to Mr. Abdulghani Idlibi of Manchester. It is, I
think, self-explanatory, though vague
We had some dealings with Idlibi,(who
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is a British subject of Syrian origin) in 1932, when he
claimed to have obtained from Ibn Saud permission to form
a syndicate in order to prospect for oil and minerals.
His prospects were thought by the Department of Overseas
Trade to be poor l the capital of his firm is only
£ 10,000 i , and he himself did not inspire confidence.
It seems unlikely that Ibn Saud has
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granted him authorisation to deal with the oil rights
over the whole of Saudi Arabia, excluding the A a sa ccn-
-cession, when as we know, the Saudi Government has had
some dealings on the subject of oil in the Hejaz and asir
with the # Iraa Petroleum Company, Italian interests, and
possitly also Standara Oil. And as regards the Keweit
JAG.Lai thwaite Hsqo

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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)
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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 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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