Coll 30/104(2) 'Koweit Oil Concession: Operations of the Koweit Oil Company. (Provision of Motor Vehicles & Spares for Sheik of Koweit)'

Name: Coll 30/104(2) 'Koweit Oil Concession: Operations of the Koweit Oil Company. (Provision of Motor Vehicles & Spares for Sheik of Koweit)'
Author: Foreign Office (correspondent) | Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent) | Kuwait Oil Company (correspondent) | Political Agent, Kuwait (correspondent) | Emir of Kuwait (correspondent) | Petroleum Division (correspondent)

İsim	Coll 30/104(2) 'Koweit Oil Concession: Operations of the Koweit Oil Company. (Provision of Motor Vehicles & Spares for Sheik of Koweit)'
Yazar	Foreign Office (correspondent) \| Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent) \| Kuwait Oil Company (correspondent) \| Political Agent, Kuwait (correspondent) \| Emir of Kuwait (correspondent) \| Petroleum Division (correspondent)
Basım Tarihi:	1935/1948
Basım Yeri	- Qatar National Library
Konu	Concessions, Oil, Kuwait \| Second World War (1939-1945) \| more \| less
Tür	Kitap
Dil	ara,eng
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	373
Fiziksel Boyutlar	1 file, in 2 parts (373 folios)
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000188_ar \| 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000188_en \| IOR/L/PS/12/3824
Kayıt Numarası	81055%2Fvdc_100000000648.0x000188_dlme
Lokasyon	British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Tarih	1935/1948
Notlar	The file concerns the operations of the Kuwait Oil Company, from its initial explorations and discovery of commercial quantities of oil in Kuwait, to the suspension of the Company's operations during the Second World War (1939-45), and the resumption of its operations after the war.The main correspondents are the Political Agent, Kuwait; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Ministry of Fuel and Power, Petroleum Division; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Foreign Office; and the Kuwait Oil Company.The papers cover: Kuwait Intelligence summaries, dated 1935-36 relating to the opening of the Kuwait Oil Company's first well at Bahra; the discovery of oil at Burgan; the possibility of establishing a refinery in Kuwait (e.g. folio 346); the steps taken by the Company to safeguard the wells against enemy action on the outbreak of war in 1939 (e.g. folios 331-332); discussion of the Company's decision to suspend operations as a result of wartime conditions; the payment of royalties to the Shaikh of Kuwait, Shaikh Sir Ahmed al Jabir Al-Subah [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]; the Shaikh's interest in broadcasting (folio 260v); report on radio telephone installation for the Shaikh, June 1940 (folios 258-259); discussion of the possibility of the presentation of a wireless transmitter to the Shaikh, 1941; the presentation of vehicles to the Shaikh (folios 234-235); the Company's post-war plans, 1943-44 (e.g. folios 164-166); further papers concerning the payment of royalties to the Shaikh, 1944 (e.g. folios 150-159); the resumption of drilling operations; the provision of lorries; ceremonies to mark the Kuwait Oil Company's first shipment of oil in 1946 (folios 55-58); further discussion of a wireless transmitter for the Shaikh; plans to increase the Company's operations (folio 40); the spread of 'Tudeh' ideas amongst Company employees (e.g. folio 35); and correspondence dated 1948 concerning the conversion of an ex-Admiralty motor launch into a yacht for the Shaikh (folios 5-9).The Arabic language content of the papers consists of three folios of correspondence (with translations into English) between the Kuwait Oil Company and the Shaikh of Kuwait.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. \| 1 file, in 2 parts (373 folios) \| The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. \| Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the front cover of part one (ff 1-183) and terminates at the inside back cover of part two (ff 184-377); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-376; these numbers are printed. \| more \| less
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Coll 30/104(2) 'Koweit Oil Concession: Operations of the Koweit Oil Company. (Provision of Motor Vehicles & Spares for Sheik of Koweit)'

Basım Tarihi 1935/1948

Basım Yeri - Qatar National Library

Konu Concessions, Oil, Kuwait | Second World War (1939-1945) | more | less

Tür Kitap

Dil ara,eng

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 373

Fiziksel Boyutlar 1 file, in 2 parts (373 folios)

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000188_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000188_en | IOR/L/PS/12/3824

Kayıt Numarası 81055%2Fvdc_100000000648.0x000188_dlme

Lokasyon British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers

Tarih 1935/1948

Notlar The file concerns the operations of the Kuwait Oil Company, from its initial explorations and discovery of commercial quantities of oil in Kuwait, to the suspension of the Company's operations during the Second World War (1939-45), and the resumption of its operations after the war.The main correspondents are the Political Agent, Kuwait; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Ministry of Fuel and Power, Petroleum Division; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Foreign Office; and the Kuwait Oil Company.The papers cover: Kuwait Intelligence summaries, dated 1935-36 relating to the opening of the Kuwait Oil Company's first well at Bahra; the discovery of oil at Burgan; the possibility of establishing a refinery in Kuwait (e.g. folio 346); the steps taken by the Company to safeguard the wells against enemy action on the outbreak of war in 1939 (e.g. folios 331-332); discussion of the Company's decision to suspend operations as a result of wartime conditions; the payment of royalties to the Shaikh of Kuwait, Shaikh Sir Ahmed al Jabir Al-Subah [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]; the Shaikh's interest in broadcasting (folio 260v); report on radio telephone installation for the Shaikh, June 1940 (folios 258-259); discussion of the possibility of the presentation of a wireless transmitter to the Shaikh, 1941; the presentation of vehicles to the Shaikh (folios 234-235); the Company's post-war plans, 1943-44 (e.g. folios 164-166); further papers concerning the payment of royalties to the Shaikh, 1944 (e.g. folios 150-159); the resumption of drilling operations; the provision of lorries; ceremonies to mark the Kuwait Oil Company's first shipment of oil in 1946 (folios 55-58); further discussion of a wireless transmitter for the Shaikh; plans to increase the Company's operations (folio 40); the spread of 'Tudeh' ideas amongst Company employees (e.g. folio 35); and correspondence dated 1948 concerning the conversion of an ex-Admiralty motor launch into a yacht for the Shaikh (folios 5-9).The Arabic language content of the papers consists of three folios of correspondence (with translations into English) between the Kuwait Oil Company and the Shaikh of Kuwait.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. | 1 file, in 2 parts (373 folios) | The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. | Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the front cover of part one (ff 1-183) and terminates at the inside back cover of part two (ff 184-377); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-376; these numbers are printed. | more | less

Parçası Olduğu British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers