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Coll 30/188 'Kuwait: Mining for Sulphur by Kuwait Oil Coy.' [82r] (165/351)
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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This is an Agreement made at
Kuwait on the.. 5 *... ..day of June
in the year 1940 corresponding to the
.20. ..day of Rabi-el-Thani in
the year 1359 between His Highness
Shaikh Sir Ahmed al-Jabir as-Subah
Knight Commander of the most Eminent
Order of the Indian Empire and Com
panion of the Most Exalted Order of
the Star of India, the SHAIKH OF
KUWAIT in the exercise of his powers
as Ruler of Kuwait on his own behalf
and in the name of and on behalf of his
heirs and successors in whom is or shall
he vested for the time being the res
ponsibility for the control and govern
ment of the State of Kuwait (hereinafter
called “the Shaikh”,) and the EASTERN
GULF OIL COMPANY LIMITED a
company registered in Great Britain,
its successors and assigns (hereinafter
called “the Company”).
ARTICLE 1. The Shaikh hereby
grants the Company an option on the
exclusive right to explore, search, drill
for, produce and win sulphur whether
in a pure state or in admixture or
combination with other substances
(hereinafter referred to as “sulphur”)
within the State of Kuwait including all
the islands and territorial waters
appertaining to Kuwait. The Company
shall have the right during the term of
this Option to make such exploration by
drilling or other methods and to under
take any production tests it may deem
desirable in order to determine the
quality and extent of sulphur deposits
within the territory. However, the
I Company shall not be obliged to carry
I out said exploration and testing during
I the period of this Option.
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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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- 80r:102v
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