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'Right of H.M.G. to contract engagements on behalf of the Arab Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf in International Agreements' [3v] (6/6)
The record is made up of 1 file (3 folios). It was created in Apr 1946. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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- ^h-inlv it io clcai'' that our act^oiiL; at Chicago cannot be
held m any vay binding on the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
She:Jdidoi;w unless
ai^d until they have accepted the obligation- involved. As
I have temporarily vacated my post it does not seem appropriate
for me to suggest solutions for the d^lficulty an4 I would
(J - L ^ i/a -t until 1 have resumed charge and can consider
the matter on the spot.
I request that copies of this note bo sent by Express Air
Bag to the Gov^rnriient of India and the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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(Lid) GEOEPPJ j Y PRIOR.
27th September, '\9kd*
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The file consists of a typescript confidential document entitled 'Right of H.M.G. [His Majesty's Government] to contract engagements on behalf of the Arab Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in International Agreements': note by External Department, 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. , dated April 1946. The note discusses the question of the right of the British Government to speak on behalf of Koweit [Kuwait], Bahrein [Bahrain], Qatar, and the Trucial Sheikhdoms in the light of:
- (1) the Chicago Air Agreements;
- (2) the recent Petroleum Agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States;
- (3) the Bretton Woods Agreements.
The conclusion is that in order to maintain the position of the Arab Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (excluding Muscat) as British protected states, the British must from time to time undertake international obligations on their behalf and see that the states themselves fulfil such obligations.
The document has an annex by Sir Charles Geoffrey Prior, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , containing his views on the question, dated 27 September 1945.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio and terminates at 3 on the last folio. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. This is the system used to determine the order of pages.
Pagination: the file also contains an original typescript pagination sequence numbered 2-3, which appears at the top centre of folios 1-2.
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- 'Right of H.M.G. to contract engagements on behalf of the Arab Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf in International Agreements'
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- 1r:3v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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