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'File 5/2 V Kuwait Neutral Zone' [‎12r] (23/757)

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The record is made up of 1 file (376 folios). It was created in 2 Mar 1947-18 Oct 1948. 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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Installations ,
of the emoloyed for lia winning and
' saving or roflning in the Neutral ^one.
0 # - itny sum of money payable by
the Jorapany to the shaikh under thia Agreement
and expressed In terms of gold shell be calculated
»t the middle price (i.e. the ®een Uelwe«n the
buying end selling price) of fine gold in London
on the day on which the payment is due to be made,
one gold pound sterling being regarded as the
*
equivalent of 7.322382 grammes of fine gold
(123 # 2744/ grains of standard gold, 11/12 fine).
*>i\TlJLL 7« — On each anniversary of the date
of signature of this agreement the Company shall
deliver to the Shaikh a return of petroleum if any
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on which royalty is payable for the year ended
three ( 3 ) month# prior to such anniversary and a
statement of the amount of royalty if any due to
the sheikh for such year, and a report of operations
under this agreement during such year. The shaikh
or his Hepreaentative shall hpve the right to check
such returns and statements which, as well as any
reports, shall be treated as confidential by the
Shaikh with the exception of such figures therein

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This file contains correspondence primarily between 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 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 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. in Kuwait, and relating to the development of oil operations in the Neutral Zone between Kuwait, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. The majority of the papers relate to the re-negotiation of oil royalties paid to the Ruler of Kuwait. Other papers cover British government's perspectives on the presence of American Oil Companies in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

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1 file (376 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 378; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 122-377 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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