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'File 5/2 VI Kuwait Neutral Zone' [‎51r] (101/702)

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The record is made up of 1 file (348 folios). It was created in 23 Oct 1948-16 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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KUWAIT.
10th February, 1949.
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Will you please refer to your letter No.52/10/49
dated 3rd February, 1949?
I find it difficult to comriient on the affidavits,
for the statements which refer to me are concerned with
reported speech. I can refute the statement that Consul,
Basra (or Baghdad) spoke personally to the Sheikh, and
that the Sheikh gave me official intimation. I did not
ask the SheiKh to give the islands to the Kuwait Oil Com
pany. I am in no position to say if the conversations
did take place, but I see no reason why they should not
have done so. Nothing said in the affidavits alters the
fact that the islands are not included in the wording of
the Concession; nor do I see how they can possibly be,
especially if the wording of the affidavits is followed.
These refer to the 3heikh T s ’sole* sovereignty whereas
the Neutral Zone Concession refers to divided territory.
Had they been included in the Concession a special men
tion must have been made, if only to exclude”them from
the Saudi Arabian half. '
2. I think the Sheikh’s present wish is to allow
Aminco to operate on the islands claiming them as his
personal pro ;erty, which would account for his denying
them to the Kuwait Oil Company. I doubt very much if
he would be able to maintain this attitude if it were
seriously challenged, since he must abide by his claim
of 1923 when it was officially agreed between him and
H.M.G. that the islands appertain to Kuweit. They are
not, of course, his ’sole* property.
3. One thing stands out in my mind and that is even
‘supposing Aminco did evince particular regard for the
islands at least they had not the courage to make men
tion of them on paper until after the failure of their
negotiations with Saudi Arabia. The fact that Saudi
Arabia had put an estoppel on their working in the
Neutral Zone without the King’s permission must have
been known to them before they left to negotiate in
Saudi Arabia.
H.E.Sir Rupert Hay,KCIE.,CSI.,
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. ,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
i Bahrain.

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This file contains correspondence relating to the operations of oil companies in the Neutral Zone between Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq. The correspondence is primarily between British officials, but also includes letters to and from the American Independent Oil Company, and the Kuwait Oil Company. Of note are several agreements, and drafts of agreements relating to the operations of the oil industry in the Neutral Zone and in Kuwait.

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1 file (348 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 foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 351; 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; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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