'File 4/22 II Umm Qasr'

Content

This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the construction of a port in Umm Qasr (also given as Um Qasr) in Iraq for the use of the British military. The correspondence is between officials at the British Embassy in Baghdad, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. and the Foreign Office. In addition to the practical details of the port's construction, its potential political and commercial impact in both Iraq and Kuwait is also discussed.

As well as correspondence, the file contains the following:

• a report entitled 'Location of the Proposed Port at Um Qasr' written by Major Arnold Crawshaw Galloway in August 1941. This report contains a simple hand-drawn map of the relevant area (folios 4-8).
• a note on the Safwan-Umm Qasr section of the Kuwait-Iraq Frontier written by Major Tom Hickinbotham in November 1941. The note contains a small sketch and number of annexes including relevant agreements and related documents. (folios 16-38).
• 'A note on the establishment of a Port at Umm Qasr and its effect in peace time on the trade and prosperity of Kuwait' prepared by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, December 1941 (folios 44-48).

Extent and format

1 file (212 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 214; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 7-205; 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 A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/5/209

Former external reference(s)

File 4/22 II

History of this record

Date(s)

8 Oct 1941-27 Nov 1943 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Harbours

Places

Umm Kasr

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