'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company'

Title:

'File 5/1 III Kuwait Oil Company'

Contributor:

Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (correspondent)
Emir of Kuwait (correspondent)
Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)

Date:

1924/1931

Description:

This volume contains correspondence and contractual agreements signed between 1924 and 1926 on oil exploration and export rights in Kuwait, and to a lesser extent, other Gulf territories. The correspondence is primarily between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company based in Abadan, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent in Kuwait, the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited, and the Ruler of Kuwait. The file contains one foldout map of Kuwait's territory drawn for oil exploration at folio 157. The file contains Arabic documents that are primarily letters to the Ruler of Kuwait from the Political Agent in Kuwait, as well as a multi-language pamphlet outlining the history of the Anglo Persian Oil Company in French, Persian, and English.1 Volume (379 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 381; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English
Arabic
Persian
French

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Contract law
Petroleum

Extent:

1 Volume (379 folios)

Rights:

Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Public Domain
Unknown
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000f1_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000f1_en
IOR/R/15/5/238

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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