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'File 5/2 V Kuwait Neutral Zone' [185r] (369/757)
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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SECRET
WITH THE COMPLIMENTS
'OF THE
UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE;
FOR
COMMONER 1386/?72/91Q N 8
V
7th February, 1948,
Dear Monsell-Davis,
In the course of our discussions on the
disposal of the Sheikh of Kuwaiti oil rights in
the Saudi Arabia-Kuwait neutral zone it has I
think been suggested from time to time that the
State Department hoped that one of the American
independent oil companies would get the
concession*
In that connexion you may be interested to
know that a member of the United States Embassy
has recently shown me a telegram from the State
Department to the United States Consulate at Basra
referring to reports that some American business
circles were putting it about that the State
Department favoured particular American concerns
and drawing the attention of the Consulate to the
following definition of the official American
attitude: The United States Government views
with favour the activities of any and all reputable
United States oil companies in bidding for
concessions in the Kuwait zone but it does not
support or accord preference to any particular
United States company. The Consulate was
instructed to impress this on American businessmen
and on local officials*
I am sending a copy of this letter to
Harrison*
Yours sincerely,
(Sgd) L. F. L. Pyman.
W. D. Monsell-Davis, Esq.,
Ministry of Fuel and Power.
PF
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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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence