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'14/172 I VOL. B. 68. ARAB COASTS & MISCELLANEOUS' [102r] (212/420)
The record is made up of 1 volume (204 folios). It was created in 14 Jul 1914-20 May 1947. It was written in English, Arabic and French. 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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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.
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Gonfidential. l^S^Krj ?oUti0al
D.O.No.O- SB "" Kuwait.
_ ^ The E2nd February, 1958,
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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.
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1:0....2,26b of the 27tli January, 1958.
The necessarily discreet enquiries made here about
the xslands (l) to (5), failed to produce until yesterday
tne following additional inforiaation.
2 * In tiie late Spring and Surnmer, sailing boats from
the Oman Coast work their way up the Gulf and frequent the
Islands (l) to (o) whereabouts they catch (a) Sharks, for
tneir fins, rfhich are sold to China *~ where they are valued
as an aphrodisiac - and also (b) turtle, for the plates
^om their shells (the final destiny of these is more obr.cure)
for the Far East market, The Omanis end their tour at
Basra, whence they return with dates.
K)j ' 3. That the Oman is also frequent the Islands should
I thought be recorded.
4. From this, and the fact that Kuwaitis have regularly
used the Islands, it would seem likely to cause disquiet
on the Arab side of the Gulf, - and perhaps, you might
think, entail some fall in our prestige in the Gulf - if
the Persians ao^uired the Islands, as it is suggested they
might do, in Para 6 of the letter under reference.
5. In Para 4 of the same letter it is said "The
position here seems to be that these Islands lie a long way
from the Kuwait Coast."
Hon»ble Lt-Colonel
Sir Trenchard Fowle, K .C.I.S.,C.B.E.,
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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This file contains reports and correspondence relating to the ownership of some islands in the Gulf, namely, the islands of Farsi, Arabi, Harqus, Al Karan and Al Kurain. The reports and correspondence are mainly between 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. , London; the Foreign Office, London; 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. Kuwait; Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. Bahrain; the Anglo Persian Oil Company. The discussion over the territorial status bears on whether the islands would come in the concession area of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company or Kuwait. One letter notes that if the ownership of the islands is undetermined up until that point this was of no importance; however, with the possibility that they may contain oil it was now imperative that they should belong to either Her Majesty's Government or to Kuwait rather than a foreign power. Therefore, the Shaikh of Kuwait is encouraged to erect beacons on some of the islands to support his claim to ownership. As the British were keen to avoid territorial disputes with Persia this was thought more unobtrusive than the raising of flags. There is also discussion over the island of Hawar and whether it belonged to Bahrain or Qatar.
It also includes a translation of a letter from Shaikh Hamdan bin Zayed [Shaikh of Abu Dhabi] to Colonel Stuart Geoge Knox, 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , a small hand drawn sketch map showing location of a village on Dalma Island with H.M.S. Fox anchorage position (folio 3), and a table on sources of oil supply to Britain in the years 1935, 1936 and 1937.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (204 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The sequence consists of small circled numbers located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio, commencing on the first full page of text.
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- English, Arabic and French in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/273
- Title
- '14/172 I VOL. B. 68. ARAB COASTS & MISCELLANEOUS'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:16v, 18r:36v, 38r:204v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence