!['File 5/2 IV Kuwait Neutral Zone' [‎189r] (377/598)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00010a/IOR_R_15_5_255_0377.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'File 5/2 IV Kuwait Neutral Zone' [‎189r] (377/598)")
'File 5/2 IV Kuwait Neutral Zone' [189r] (377/598)
The record is made up of 1 file (297 folios). It was created in 11 Nov 1939-27 Feb 1947. 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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
SL S BLI-
Ho C.A..6.
(cawp) Kcrschl.
Patod 5tb August., 1946*
Subject:
Dear Colonel Hay,
Please refer to my telegram
date.
2. I have It cm Colonel Dickson’s authority that,
when Sir Percey Cox fixed the boundaries between Kuwait
and Saudi AraHat. Shaikh Abated was »ost die satisfied
with the award, and asked Sir Percey whether ha was at
liberty to rejoin what he considered his legitimate
boundaries by force of arras' when the opportunity should
offer. I do not know what reply he received.
3. 1 know frora coriversationa with the Shaikh that
he regards a break-nip of the Saudi Arabian Kingdom as
a not improbable sequel to Bin Sand's death, and I cto
not think It* unliVely that he hopes, in that event, to
establish hi a soveraijmty over the whole of the Neutral
Zone. He would then, of course, be in a position to
yrent a much wore valuable concession.
4. If he regards the present boundaries as permanent
it Is difficult to see why he Hat consistently refused
to grawt a concession although Bin S^ud lias done so In
respect of his share of the Zone. Koines has dangled
the*bait before him more than once (vide his letter of
23rd February, 1943 to His Highness) and the profits
would .......
The Hon'ble Lt. Col. W.&. day, C.S.X., C.l.h..,
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.
,
(camp) Bahrain.
About this item
- Content
This file contains correspondence relating to the extraction of oil in the Neutral Zone between Kuwait, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Most of the papers discuss negotiations between the British government and the ruler of Kuwait, and the various oil companies involved in oil operations in the Neutral Zone at the time. Of note are several letters by Major Frank Holmes acting on behalf of the Eastern and General Syndicate.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (297 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 299; 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. Additional irregular foliation sequences are present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 71-111 and ff 130-298 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'File 5/2 IV Kuwait Neutral Zone' [189r] (377/598), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/255, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100042263023.0x0000b2> [accessed 23 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100042263023.0x0000b2
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100042263023.0x0000b2">'File 5/2 IV Kuwait Neutral Zone' [‎189r] (377/598)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100042263023.0x0000b2"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00010a/IOR_R_15_5_255_0377.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00010a/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/255
- Title
- 'File 5/2 IV Kuwait Neutral Zone'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:10v, 13r:20v, 22r:57v, 59r:67v, 69r:86v, 88r:97v, 99r:112v, 114r:115v, 117r:122v, 124r:126v, 128r:158v, 160r:204v, 206r:221v, 224r:228v, 230r:298v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence