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The Anglo-Persian Oil Co. was founded in 1909 following the discovery of oil in south-west Persia. It was renamed the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. in 1935; British Petroleum in 1954; BP Amoco in 1998; and BP in 2001.

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

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Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (AIOC), 1951-05 - 1951-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/LAUT 4/77
Scope and Contents

Papers and correspondence on the case relating to the nationalisation of the assets of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company [earlier the Anglo-Persian Oil Company] by the Government of Iran, including drafts of HL's and Vladmir Idelson's Joint Opinion on the case and HL's Separate Opinion.

Also includes HL's draft reply in the Abu Dhabi arbitration and his and Otto Kahn-Freund's Joint Opinion on the case of Petroleum Concessions Limited against Qatar.

Dates: 1951-05 - 1951-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (AIOC), 1951

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Reference Code:  GBR/0014/LAUT 4/78
Scope and Contents

Elihu Lauterpacht's slightly annotated copy of Part II of the Memorial submitted by the British Government in the case relating to the nationalisation of the assets of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company [earlier the Anglo-Persian Oil Company] by the Government of Iran.

Dates: 1951
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (AIOC), 1951-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/LAUT 4/75
Scope and Contents

MS Draft Joint Opinion by HL and Vladmir Idelson on the case relating to the nationalisation of the assets of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company [earlier the Anglo-Persian Oil Company] by the Government of Iran, particularly whether the International Court of Justice was competent to judge it.

Dates: 1951-05
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (AIOC), 1951-03 - 1951-05, 1952-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/LAUT 4/76
Scope and Contents Papers and correspondence on the case relating to the nationalisation of the assets of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company [earlier the Anglo-Persian Oil Company] by the Government of Iran, particularly whether the International Court of Justice was competent to judge it. Includes drafts of the Joint Opinion by HL and Vladmir Idelson, also later photocopies from the Public Record Office of the final Joint Opinion and a note from HL to Elihu Lauterpacht on the next few years of his future...
Dates: 1951-03 - 1951-05; 1952-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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British Petroleum Calendar, 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/3
Scope and Contents A British Petroleum Festivals '65 calendar. Each month features artwork and a written section, which relate to a particular festival held in the British Isles, including: Helly Aa in the Shetland Isles, Eisteddfod in Wales, and Pitlochry Fesitval in Scotland. The calendar page for September is illustrated by Roger Law, featuring a woodcut print design of German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, and an organ. Accompanying the artwork is a short written passage by...
Dates: Publication: 1964
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Correspondence re Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. Ltd and BP, 1945-1966

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/1/11
Scope and Contents

Copies of correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd and Jardine Waugh Ltd; correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd and other correspondents, including the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. Ltd, British Petroleum Co. Ltd and B.P. Trading Ltd, all London; and other letters and papers.

Dates: 1945-1966
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers. Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Kuwait Oil Company , 1949-02 - 1949-07, 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/LAUT 4/48
Scope and Contents

Papers and correspondence relating to HL's Opinions on whether the concession granted to the Kuwait Oil Company included various islands in the Persian Gulf and whether any further claims by Kuwait to the continental shelf would be included in the concession.

Dates: 1949-02 - 1949-07; 1935
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Kuwait Oil Company: exhibits 53-137, 1949 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/LAUT 4/59
Scope and Contents

Loose documents in the case of the Kuwait Oil Company, found in the back of volume VI. Note that there are large gaps in the number sequence.

Dates: 1949 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Kuwait Oil Company volume I: exhibits 1-2, 1949-11

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Reference Code:  GBR/0014/LAUT 4/53
Scope and Contents

Documents in the case of the Kuwait Oil Company.

Dates: 1949-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Kuwait Oil Company volume II: exhibits 3-8, 1949-01 - 1950-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/LAUT 4/54
Scope and Contents

Documents in the case of the Kuwait Oil Company.

Dates: 1949-01 - 1950-03
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Kuwait Oil Company volume III: exhibits 9-12, 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/LAUT 4/55
Scope and Contents

Documents in the case of the Kuwait Oil Company.

Dates: 1949
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Kuwait Oil Company volume IV: exhibits 13-23, 1949-02 - 1949-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/LAUT 4/56
Scope and Contents

Documents in the case of the Kuwait Oil Company.

Dates: 1949-02 - 1949-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Kuwait Oil Company volume V: exhibits 24-35, 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/LAUT 4/57
Scope and Contents

Documents in the case of the Kuwait Oil Company.

Dates: 1949
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Kuwait Oil Company volume VI: exhibits 36-52, 1949 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/LAUT 4/58
Scope and Contents

Documents in the case of the Kuwait Oil Company.

Dates: 1949 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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"Kuwait, Shelf": Opinion on the Kuwait Oil Company, 1949-06 - 1949-11

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Reference Code:  GBR/0014/LAUT 4/51
Scope and Contents

Opinion by HL with accompanying papers and correspondence, on the Kuwait Oil Company, and the sea-bed and subsoil outside Kuwait's territorial waters and its islands.

Dates: 1949-06 - 1949-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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"Kuwait, various opinions", 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/LAUT 4/52
Scope and Contents

Extracts and drafts of opinions by HL on the Kuwait Oil Company.

Dates: 1949
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Melford Festival, 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/3/6/4
Scope and Contents A hardboard woodcut that contains a print design, which was used in promotional material to advertise the Melford Festival. The design features a representation of German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, next to an organ, with some kind of settlement in the background (perhaps Long Melford). The print design/advertisement for the festival was used in British Petroleum's 1965 festivals calendar, and also appeared in various publications throughout 1964, including The...
Dates: 1964
Conditions Governing Access: Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository.
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Opinion on the Kuwait Oil Company , 1949-03

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Reference Code:  GBR/0014/LAUT 4/49
Scope and Contents

Two revised versions of HL's Opinion on the Kuwait Oil Company, Quaru [also Qaruh and Quaruh] and other islands and the Continental Shelf, as submitted to the Sheikh of Kuwait and the Foreign Office.

Dates: 1949-03
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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“PRO Research 1948-50, Gulf Oil Arbitrations”, 1949-03 - 1949-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/LAUT 4/50
Scope and Contents

Later photocopies from the Public Record Office used by Sir Elihu Lauterpacht in his research, including: a (slightly) annotated copy of HL's Opinion on the Kuwait Oil Company for the Foreign Office; correspondence and minutes relating to the company's claim and HL's Opinion, from the Ministry of Fuel and Power and the Foreign Office, including a consultation between Sir Walter Monckton, HL and [Hubert] H L Parker.

Dates: 1949-03 - 1949-05
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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The Kuwait Islands Arbitration, 1949-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/LAUT 4/60
Scope and Contents

Report giving the background to the Concession between the Sheikh of Kuwait and the Kuwait Oil Company Limited.

Dates: 1949-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.