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Coll 6/85 'Arabia. Boundaries in: Interpretation of Rome Understanding of 1927.' [‎23r] (45/80)

The record is made up of 1 file (38 folios). It was created in 30 Apr 1934-27 Nov 1937. 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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tif Joint Cot*il& ioru re, tm doubtful points as they
arose being settled by negotiations at Constantinople 9
and it was completed towards the end of Xmtoibmr 1905*
The Haushabl territory was dealt with by the Commission
in January and February 1904*
(19) The delimitation of the Subalhl border
involved considerable delay
(Sq) ?he proposals of is ajeaty's Ovr&m sent
for the mttle mnt of the outstanding portion of the
frontier beyond mdarlba (up to whioh point there was
no difference of opinion between the two Governments)
were embodied in a hemorandu^ presented to the fortm
by Sir H. C’Conor on the 11th August, 1904.
(21) There was considerable controversy about the
districts of J>sbiani f hawa f Jubast f and Hubeaten 9 which
the Ottoman Government claimed as part of their district
of Had a, but they were considered by His Majesty's
Government, on satisfactory evidence, to be connected with
th# Yaffai, and thus to fall within the British irotectorate.
( 22) On the £3rd September Sir H« O r Jonor* reported
that, at a farewell audience before h* left Constantinople,
the Sultan "opened the conversation by as uring me that he
"would give his formal consent to the Aden frontier
''delimitation next d*y% This undertaking, however, was
not observed.
(23) On the 25th October Lord hansdoens found it
naees ary to instruct Mr* Townley to inform the itirte that
Bis Majesty's Government proposed to send a ship of war to
the coast to watch over British Interests, aM the Admiralty
gave orders to the GowmnAor~ln-<Xiiot on the ast indies
Station to send a ship.
(24) On the 28th setob^r Mr* Townley reported that the
Minister/

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This file relates to boundaries in the Arabian Peninsula. The file begins with a Foreign Office memorandum (and an enclosed map) dated 30 April 1934, which provides a brief recent history of disputes and agreements regarding the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of modern-day Saudi Arabia.

The remainder of the file, which dates from 1937, contains correspondence between the Foreign Office and the Colonial Office discussing the precise extent of the Aden Protectorate. Also discussed are the respective British and Italian interpretations of the Rome Understanding of 1927. The correspondence includes a second Foreign Office memorandum dated 23 August 1937 and entitled 'The Growth of the Aden Protectorate'.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (38 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 40; 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.

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