Abstract: Printed agreement between the British Government and the Kuwait Oil Company setting out the company's obligations to the British Government in the event of the company's obtaining a concession from the Sheikh of Koweit [Kuwait]. The agreement contains twelve clauses: clause 1 states that the Company and any subsidiary should remain 'a British Company, registered in the British Empire'; clause 11 states that in the event of a national emergency or war the British Government 'shall have the right of pre-emption of all the oil produced in Koweit' in accordance with the terms of a schedule headed 'Pre-emption Clause' at the end of the agreement.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio and terminates at 2 on the last folio. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto page of both folios. This is the system used to determine the order of pages.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed foliation sequence, numbered 2-3 (folios 1-2). The numbers appear in the top centre of each page.
