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Coll 30/188 'Kuwait: Mining for Sulphur by Kuwait Oil Coy.' [85r] (171/351)
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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(B) The Company shall conduct
its operations in a workmanlike manner
and by appropriate scientific methods
and shall take all reasonable measures
to prevent the ingress of water to any
petroleum-bearing strata and shall duly
close any unproductive holes drilled by
it and subsequently abandoned. The
Company shall keep the Shaikh informed
generally as to the progress and result
of its operations but such information
shall be treated as confidential.
AKTICLE 3. After the expiry
of the Option term, in consideration of
the rights granted by the Shaikh to the
Company by this Concession Agreement
and of the assistance and protection
which the Shaikh hereby undertakes to
afford by all means in his power to the
Company and its operations, employees
and property the Company shall pay
to the Shaikh the following sums
(a) On each anniversary of the
date of this Concession until
the sulphur has been found
in commercially exploitable
quantities
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
Forty
thousand ( Rs. 40,000 ).
(b) On each anniversary of the
date of this Concession after
the sulphur has been found
in commercially exploitable
quantities: EITHER Royalty
of one Rupee four Annas
(Re. 1 As. 4) for every English
ton ( 2,240 lbs.) of Kuwait
sulphur exported from Kuwait
or sold in Kuwait by the
Company during the year
ending three months prior to
the anniversary of the date
of this Concession OR
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
Seventyfive thousand ( Rs.
75,000) whichever shall be
the greater sum.
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sary of the date of this Concession the
Company shall deliver to the Shaikh a
return of the sulphur if any on which
royalty is payable for the year ended
three months prior to such anniversary
and a statement of the amount of
royalty if any due to the Shaikh for such
year, and a report of its operations under
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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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