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'File 53/57 III (D 86) Kuwait-Iraq Boundary' [‎1ev] (17/100)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (48 folios). It was created in 11 May 1932-15 Aug 1932. 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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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the status of the border between Iraq and Kuwait following the Iraqi Government expressing an interest in applying for admission to the League of Nations in Geneva. The officials also discuss a recent incident in which a board marking the border had been removed by the Iraqi authorities.

The file contains correspondence between British Officials and the Iraqi Prime Minister, Nūrī al-Sa‘īd as well as with Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait. In the correspondence, British officials state that the status of the border needs to be approved before Iraq can formally apply to join the League of Nations.

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1 volume (48 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

Physical characteristics

Condition: A bound correspondence volume.

Foliation: The file's main foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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. A second foliation sequence is present between ff. 2-35; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.

The file contains the following foliation errors: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E.

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English in Latin script
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'File 53/57 III (D 86) Kuwait-Iraq Boundary' [‎1ev] (17/100), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/524, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023484210.0x000012> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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