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'File 3/4 Relations with Persia' [‎21r] (41/274)

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The record is made up of 1 file (135 folios). It was created in 31 Dec 1928-20 Aug 1949. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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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.
H.E.Shaikh Ahmad al-^abir as-Suba^,
Ruler of Kuwait.
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No. 210.
Dated 16th April 1930 (17th Dhil Qa , dah 1348).
CONFIDENTIAL
After Compliments.
I am directed by the Eon'ble 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.
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to inform Your Excellency that in the
friendly Treaty which H.M.Government are at present negotiating
with the Persian Government, it is proposed to insert a non-
<j;ression clause, under which each of the High Contracting
Parties ( i.e. H.M.Government and the Persian Government) will
agree to respect the territorial independence of the other.
That is to say the Persian Government will undertake to respect
the territorial independence of the British Government, and
of those territories for the protection of which the British
Government are responsible, and of those Heads of States
who are in special treaty relations with H.M.Government. Among
these heads of states is Your Excellency as Ruler of Kuwait.
H.M.Government on her part will among others give
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an undertaking on behalf of Your Excellency as Ruler of Kuwait
to respect the territorial independence of Persia, also similar
undertakings will be given by H.M.Government on behalf of the
Sultan of Muscat, the Shaikh of Bahrain and other rulers in
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Before H.M.Government proceed further in the
matter however it is considered fitting and necessary to
inform Your. Excellency of the above facts, and to ask whether
Your Excellency agrees to authorize H.M.Government to sign
the proposed non-, ^ression Clause on behalf of Yourself as
Ruler of Kuwait. In order that Your Excellency may have no
doubt as to what is meant exactly,5am directed to enclose
for your information a translation of the proposed Draft para
graph in the treaty to which the foregoing refers.

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This file concerns Britain's relations with Persia (also referred to as Iran in some of the correspondence). It includes the following:

  • cases of Persian customs authorities reportedly inhibiting (and in some cases preventing altogether) the passage of persons travelling between Persia and Kuwait, allegedly because of the Persian Government's claim that Kuwait is part of Persian territory;
  • a copy of a non-aggression clause, written in 1930 and taken from a draft of a proposed treaty between Britain and Persia;
  • copies of correspondence 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. and the Foreign Office regarding whether or not the rulers of Muscat, Bahrain, and Kuwait should cancel their respective existing proclamations that give Persian vessels rights to inspect Arab dhows outside Persian territorial waters;
  • a copy of a draft of Iran's 1942 treaty of alliance with Britain and the Soviet Union;
  • copies of correspondence dating from 1934 between the British Legation, Tehran, and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs [Sir John Simon], regarding Britain's response to the Persian Government's refusal to recognise certain agreements between Britain and the Arab rulers of the Gulf, which give Britain the right to represent the latter in their foreign relations.

Other subjects of correspondence include the anticipated revision in (1947) of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's concession of 1933 and the presence of Iranian Airways in Kuwait.

The principal correspondents are the following: 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the 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; the Secretary of State for India; the British Legation, Tehran; 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. ; the Foreign Office; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Commonwealth Relations Office; the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Sabah [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ].

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1 file (135 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 137; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. Two previous foliation sequences, both of which are written in pencil (the set from ff 1-136 are circled, the set from ff 4-122 are not), have been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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