Abstract: The file is concerned with an agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Eastern Gulf Oil Company Limited, which relates to the exploitation of sulphur in Kuwait agreed between the Shaik of Kuwait and the Eastern Gulf Oil Company Limited. This agreement outlines the terms and conditions, laid down by the British Government, regulating the operation of the company in Kuwait. The document includes a 'pre-emption' clause which is relevant in the event of a state of national emergency or war.The agreement is signed by Roland Tennyson Peel (Assistant Secretary, India Office) on behalf of the British Government, and witnessed by H S Painter from the India Office.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 2; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence relating to the initiation of operations to extract sulphur in Kuwait. The papers primarily discuss logistical and legal arrangements coordinated between the Eastern Gulf Oil Company, the Political Agent in Kuwait, and Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. A separately bound section of the file entitled 'part two' is a draft agreement written in English and Arabic on the sulphur extraction project prepared for review by the Ruler of Kuwait.Physical description: Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the front cover of volume one (ff 1-253) and terminates at the inside back cover of volume two (ff 254-274); 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 irregular foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 122-274 and is circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.