Abstract: The file consists of a document which provides topographical details for the mountain ranges of Jabal Hamrin and Jabal Makhul in Fars with a view to obtaining oil from the area. Edwin Hall Pascoe provides a general overview of the area before discussing the following areas in more detail:rocksthe structure of the mountain rangesnatural indications of oil and the prospects of boringa brief comparison with other similar locations in Indianotes on the country between Tikrit and the Jabal Hamrin and Jabal Makhul (including details about trees, water and road metal).The document concludes with three sketches of cross sections of the mountains, two of Jabal Hamrin and one of Jabal Makhul, with reference to the type of stone which exists there.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 27, and terminates at f 30, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to the negotiation of either the acquisition or lease of a base at Masirah Island. The British Government acquired a base either by the purchase or exchange of Masirah Island for Kuria Muria or the lease of whole or part of the island. The main concern raised by British Officials was on how to approach the Sultan of Muscat and Oman on the issue. They argued that the Sultan will be unlikely to agree to sell or exchange Masirah Island, for the fact that one day the island might prove to contain mineral and/or oil deposits of commercial value.The file contains correspondence related to the availability of drinking water for the Royal Air Force and native labourers on the island, and the future of the administration of the island after an agreement takes place.The file also contains correspondence, folios (144-160) related to the incident of a group of Royal Air Force men shooting eleven civilian-owned goats at Masirah Island. The Sultan raised the issue with the Political Agent at Muscat and he suggested that the Royal Air Force men should be kept within their airbase boundaries in order to prevent such incidents.The main correspondents in the file are: the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department; India Office, London; the Political Agency, Muscat; the Persian Gulf Residency, Bahrain; and the Government of Muscat and Oman.A large part of the file, folios 2-117, is dated 1944.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 169; 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 and documents relating to the initiation of oil boring operations by the Kuwait Oil Company in 1936. Of note are the arrangements for the ceremony announcing the beginning of oil extraction in Kuwait. The file also includes forms, operational procedures and employment regulations on pay, safety, work hazards, and similar labour-related matters at the Kuwait Oil Company.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 231; 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 15-226; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence and documentation relating to the initiation of oil operations in Kuwait by the Kuwait Oil Company. The majority of the papers relate to operational matters from workers contracts, buoying and navigation, to plans for the construction of refineries.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 283; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 6-278; these numbers are also written in pencil but, where circled, are crossed through.
Abstract: This file contains documentation and correspondence relating to the Kuwait Oil Company's operations in Kuwait. The papers cover topics that range from the provision of wartime food supplies, the negotiation of oil royalties with the ruler of Kuwait, and the Royal Navy's potential fuel requirements from Kuwait. The papers also include correspondence between Major Frank Holmes, the Ruler of Kuwait, and the Kuwait Oil Company.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 258; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Additonal foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 37-257; these numbers are also written in pencil but, where circled, are crossed through.
Abstract: This file contains documents relating to the operations of the Kuwait Oil Company in Kuwait. The papers cover a wide range of subjects from drilling rights and territorial distinctions to labour hiring practices. Of note are numerous tables listing the non-managerial employees of the Kuwait Oil Company by name, rank and nationality. Most of the papers are exchanges between the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the representative of the Kuwait Oil Company, and the Political Agent in Kuwait.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 428; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Additional irregular foliation sequences are present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: This file contains papers relating to the exploitation of oil in Kuwait and the Neutral Zone between Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. In particular, it contains correspondence relating to the competition between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and the Eastern and General Syndicate for a concession in Kuwait. Some correspondence from the ruler of Kuwait is also included in the file. Other correspondence discusses negotiations with the ruler of Kuwait alongside talks with Fuad Bey Hamza, Shaikh Hafiz Wahba, and the India Office.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Additional irregular foliation sequences are present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence pertaining to the negotiations between various oil companies, the British Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, and the British Government on the initiation of oil extraction operations in the Neutral Zone between Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. Some papers include negotiations with the Iraq Oil Company and the Standard Oil Company of California.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 246; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-241; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence relating to the initiation of oil operations in the Neutral Zone. The papers include draft agreements on the proposed territorial division of the Neutral Zone as well as various proposals for the sharing of oil resources drafted between British Foreign Office in London and the Persian Gulf. Of note are numerous letters that discuss Harold Adrian Russell Philby's involvement in negotiations on the future of the Neutral Zone.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 388; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Additional irregular foliation sequences are present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence relating to the extraction of oil in the Neutral Zone between Kuwait, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Most of the papers discuss negotiations between the British government and the ruler of Kuwait, and the various oil companies involved in oil operations in the Neutral Zone at the time. Of note are several letters by Major Frank Holmes acting on behalf of the Eastern and General Syndicate.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 299; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Additional irregular foliation sequences are present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 71-111 and ff 130-298 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence primarily between the India Office, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent in Kuwait, and relating to the development of oil operations in the Neutral Zone between Kuwait, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. The majority of the papers relate to the re-negotiation of oil royalties paid to the Ruler of Kuwait. Other papers cover British government's perspectives on the presence of American Oil Companies in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 378; 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; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 122-377 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: The volume contains correspondence and other papers relating oil exploration in Persia [Iran] by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC), particularly the protection of oilfields in Arabistan [the southern part of Khuzestan Province] and agreements for new oilfields at Dasht-i-Qil, an area inland from Genawah [Bandar Ganaveh].Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 294. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 83-103 and ff 210-217; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. An additional pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 234-242; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.