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'File 5/2 V Kuwait Neutral Zone' [81r] (161/757)
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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FOHKIG-tf OP; IC ^, 8.V/.1.
(E. 1945/63/91) 21st April, 1947.
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Dear iiarrison.
We have been considering the points raised in your letter
No.Bxt.4)7/47 of the 1st March to Lepper about the hurma Oil
Conpany’a proposed concession wit 1 the oheikh of K owe it
covering his rights in the Neutral 2one and we think that you
may be interested to have the.opinion of our legal adviser on
this subject* It is as follows
At meetings held at the Poreign Office in 1934 'vith the
Deputy Saudi Arabian Minister for Poreign Affairs the view of
the Foreign Office was expressed tnat no part of the oil
, concession in the Neutral Eone could be separately granted lay
either of the rulers concerned, but only jointly by both rulers*
The Saudi Arabian representative agreed tiiat his Government was
not free to dispose of the concession or any part of it except
in agreement with the Sheikh of Koivait*
In fact the Saudi Arabian G-overment lias granted to the
Galifomia-Arabian Standard Oil Company a concession to the
extent of all the Government^ "right, title and interest, now
or hereafter" in the Neutral Eone and that, I thin: I am right
in saying, without reference to or the concurrence of the Sheikr
of Koweit* Possibly the views of the Poreign Office in 1934
were wrong and the Saudi Arabian Governnent did not thereby
exceed their powers under the 1922 Agreement, and T think their
action would now justify the Sheikh of Koweit in maiding a simiia
concession without reference to I bn Saud, but on the other hand
I am sure that the terms of the 1922 Agreement preclude the
concessionaire of either Government from actually exploiting its
concession without the concurrence of the other Government
/since
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F*A.K* Iiarrison, Aaq.,
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.
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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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- IOR/R/15/5/256
- Title
- 'File 5/2 V Kuwait Neutral Zone'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 5r:6v, 37r:39v, 41r:43v, 45r:47v, 50r:70v, 72r:102v, 104r:152v, 155r:172v, 174r:178v, 180r:181v, 183r:224v, 226r:227v, 229r:235v, 237r:238v, 240r:250v, 281r:289v, 291r:328v, 330r:330v, 332r:333v, 342r:342v, 347r:350v, 354r:354v, 356r:356v, 358r:378r, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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