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'14/172 I VOL. B. 68. ARAB COASTS & MISCELLANEOUS' [113r] (234/420)
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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P.Z.2903/38.
Petroleum Department,
(Mines Department),
Dean Stanley Street,
Millbank, London, S .W .I.
SECRET. E5tii April, 1938.
My dear Gibson,
I have read the recent correspondence "between
yourself, Baggallay and Seal about the status of certain
islands in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. While I agree that it is
generally desirable that we should lose no opportunity of
obtaining rights in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
which, in the event
of the discovery of oil, would be of great value to us,
I feel that the present is hardly an opportune time to
raise the question of the status of these small islands,
particularly if there is a possibility of Iran raising a
question that the islands belong to her. The recent
trouble in Mexico has emphasised how essential it is, for
the present at any rate, to avoid creating a source of
friction and ill-feeling between ourselves and foreign
oil-producing countries in which British companies are
operating. This point is brought out in the memorandum
on the Mexican situation which we recently submitted fco
/ the Oil Board and of which I enclose a copy. Bearing in
mind the extent of our dependence for our oil supplies on
foreign countries, of which Iran is one of the more
important, I feel that it would be a dvi sable if the
question of the ownership of these islands in the Persian
Gulf were left in abeyance for the time being.
T am sending a copy of this letter to Seal and
Baggallay.
Yours sincerely,
Gibson, Esq., (Sgd.) E. C. Starling.
1 Office. S .W .I.
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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.
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- 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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- 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