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'14/172 I VOL. B. 68. ARAB COASTS & MISCELLANEOUS' [‎132r] (272/420)

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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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4674/127/34) iith August. 1938.
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My dear G-ibsorij
Elkmgton and Mylles of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
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came to see me on the 8th August seeking certain information
ahout the boundaries of Persian territory . The Company need
this information in view of the fact that they must before the
31st December next choose 100,000 square miles of Persian territ
ory and operate their concession within these 100,000 square
miles only thereafter.
In the first place, Elkington and Mylles wished to see
the texts of the two instruments which are mentioned in the
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Perso-Iraq Frontier Treaty of the 4th July 1937, i.e. the
protocol oi the 4th November 1913 and the proces-verbaux of
the Delimitation Commission of 1914 insofar as they lay down the
boundary at the mouth of the Shatt—el-Arab. I showed them
these two documents and let them take notes of the important
passages ( see Page 4 of the protocol, eleven lines from the
bottom of the page, and page 11 (Deuxieme Seance) in the proces
verbaux.
3. I explained that the position was complicated by the
fact that, even in 1914, the Commissioners had said that the
frontier started at a point which was in fact an appreciable
distance from the mouth of the river, and that since 1914 the
land on either side of the mouth of the river had grown still
further, but added that v /e were reasonably confident that, if it
came to the point, we could dispose of this difficulty, and
uphold the contention that the frontier between Iraq and Iran,
as laid down by the 1913-1914 documents and confirmed by the
Treaty of the 4th July 1937, followed the low water line on the
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left bank of the Shatt-el-Arab until the river reached the
0 Pen sea.
r' Gibson Esq. 4 * //

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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)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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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
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