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'File 1/A/38 V Saudi Arabian Frontier Negotiations' [‎27r] (58/510)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (250 folios). It was created in 30 Dec 1937-18 Apr 1942. 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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Of tne two Saudi clame it is recognised that
tilere ia no prospect of making any concession in respect of
jebel Steksh which ia physically Part of JIBHL DUKHAN and
therefore of Qatar and which is covered by oil concession
granted with approval of His Majesty’s government to Petroleum
Concessions (^Khor al udaid) snd question has been raised
whether obstacles which have hitherto been held to prevent any
concession to Ibn Baud in respect of this territory can by any
means be overcorae apart from principal difficulty caused by ^ r !
recognition of the ownership of Abu Dhabi (see P ol i t i cal 'y'-X*
Resident’s Kxpreaa letter of March i>tn 1937 ^o.U/10 paragraph
jso* 3 (ii)J, the objections to permitting Ibn Baud to occupy
Khor al Odaid which have been advanced in the past were stated
in Record of discussion at foreign Office with Saudi Repreaenta-
i ^une 24th 1935 (enclosure in foreign Office letter of
July 6th), The Service Departments here are of opinion that
there are now no strategical objections to occupation of l<nor
al Odaid by Ibn Saud and I should be glad to nave your views
and those of 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. on the question now far
to the Bhaikh in 1906 was in unambiguous terms and should
presumably be regarded as a solemn engagement. Any concession
to Ibn Baud could therefore be made only by previous agreement
with Shaikh, fhetner concession of Knor al Odaid would nave
value as a factor in securing Ibn Baud’s goodwill and in
bringing about a frontier settlement ia still an open qp cation
and views of his Majesty’s Minister at Jedda on this aspect
1935 copy sent to India and Ruahire by air mail of
political objections remain valid
5, The main difficulty however is constituted by
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recognised rights of Shaikh of Abu Dhabi. The guarantee given
are /

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The volume concerns negotiations between the British and Saudi Arabian governments over the question of how to settle the eastern frontier of Saudi Arabia.

The principal correspondents are: HM Minister, Jedda (principally Sir Reader William Bullard); 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. (principally Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle); officials of 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 Government of India, and the Foreign Office; and the Saudi Arabian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Amir Faisal [Fayṣal bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd]).

The papers cover: the attitude of Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] to the frontier question; the boundary with Qatar; the boundary with Abu Dhabi; the British maintenance of the Blue Line as the frontier; the activities of the California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) in the area, including allegations of encroachment by the company to the east of the Blue Line (folios 104-105); the status of Khor al Odeid and Jabal Naksh, and their possible cession to Saudi Arabia; the effect on negotiations of British policy in Palestine; and the activities of Petroleum Concessions Limited, including the need to guard against encroachment upon the southern boundary of the company's concession (folio 229).

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1 volume (250 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the back of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after their relevant covering letter, and terminate in a set of notes (folios 237-249).

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 252; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 10-252; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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