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Coll 30/188 'Kuwait: Mining for Sulphur by Kuwait Oil Coy.' [‎56v] (112/351)

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The record is made up of 1 file (171 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1940-28 Jun 1945. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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TFLEGRAPH, -wireless and telegion# installations, if any, maintained
by the Company shall be for use only in its business and as provided in
the Agreement and shall be so construoted and operated that their
operations shall not interfere with the operations of suoh wireless,
telegraph or telephone installations as assy be established by the Shaikh
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9. IN the event of a state of national emergency or war (of the
existence of either of which His Majesty*s Government shall be the sole
judge) His Majesty’s Government shall have the right of pre-emption of
all the sulphur produced in Kuwait in accordance with the terms of “the
schedule hereto.
IN WITNESS whereof Roland Tennyson Peel, C.B.E. ,M,C. on behalf of His
Majesty’s Government has hereunto set his hand and seal and the Company
has hereunto caused its Common Seal to be affixed the day and .year first
above written,
THE SCHEDULE above referred to
Pre-emption Clause. ~ :
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In the event of a state of national emergency or war (of the
existence of which His Majesty’s Government shall be the sole judge)
(1) His Majesty’s Government shall have the right of pre-emption
of all sulphur gotten under the Concession granted by the Shaikh to the
Company.
(2) The Company shall use its utmost endeavours to increase so far
aa reasonably possible with existing faei 11 ties the supply of sulphur for
the Government to the extent required by the Government.
(S) The Company shall with every reasonable expedition and so as
to avoid demurrage on the vessel or vessels engaged to convey the same,
do its utmost to deliver all sulphur purchased by the Government under
their said right of pre-emption in the quantities at the time and in the
maimer required by the Government at a convenient place of shipment or at
a place of storage in Kuwait to be determined by His Majesty’s Government.
In the event of a vessel employed to carry any such sulphur on behalf of
His Majesty being detained on demurrage at the port of loading the
Company shall pay the amount due for demurrage according to the terns of
the charter party and/or the rates of loading previously agreed with the
Company unless the delay is due to causes beyond the control of the
Company. Any dispute which may arise as to whether the delay is due to
causes beyond the control of the Company shall be settled by agreement
between His Majesty’s Government and the Compaxqr, and, in default of such
agreement, the question shall be referred to two arbitrators, one to be
ohesen by His Majesty’s Government (or 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. ) and the
other by the Company, with power to appoint an umpire in case of dis
agreement, suoh arbitration to be held in England and to be deemed a
reference to arbitration under the provisions of the Arbitration Act of
1889 ( 52 and 55 Viet. C. 49) of the Imperial Parliament, or asy
statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for “the time being in
force.
(4) The price to be paid for all sulphur taken in pre-emption by
His Majesty’s Government shall be either (a) as specified in a separate
agreement or (b) if no suoh agreement shall have been entered into, a
fair price for the time being at the point of delivery as the same shall
be settled by agreement between His Majesty’s Government and the Company,
or in default of suoh agreement by arbitration in the manner provided by
the last preceding sub-clause.

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The file concerns an agreement between the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Sir Ahmed al-Jabir as-Subah [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] and a new company, the Eastern Gulf Oil Company Limited (formed from American interests in the Kuwait Oil Company), to explore for deposits of sulphur in Kuwait. Sulphur was used in the production of sulphuric acid, which was an essential component of almost all explosives. It was therefore considered to be an essential wartime commodity, and the British Government was keen that resources of sulphur should be available within the British Empire. Commercial and political agreements were concluded in 1940, but exploration by the company in Kuwait in 1945 discovered no indication of the presence of sulphur in workable quantities.

The papers include: 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. papers concerning the interest of the Kuwait Oil Company in obtaining a concession to exploit sulphur deposits in Kuwait, 1940; negotiations over an agreement, led by R O Rhoades; comments by 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 British Government's desire for a pre-emption clause in the agreement in case of national emergency; draft and signed copies of the agreements between the Shaikh of Kuwait and the Eastern Gulf Oil Company Limited (signed on 5 June 1940, folios 80-102), and the political agreement between HM Government and the Eastern Gulf Oil Company Limited (signed on 23 October 1940, folios 41-42); correspondence concerning explorations by the company, 1940-45; and the discontinuance of operations in 1945, following which the company's personnel and equipment were handed over to the Kuwait Oil Company.

The Arabic content of the papers consists of the Arabic text (with English translation) of the signed agreement dated 5 June 1940.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (171 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 172; 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.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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