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Coll 17/30(2) 'Proposed additional outlet to the sea in or near Kuwait territory. Development of port at Um Qasr.' [‎35r] (69/289)

The record is made up of 1 file (141 folios). It was created in 9 Sep 1942-21 Apr 1945. 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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E 5122/124/93
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His Majesty'a
.Ambassador,
Bagdad*
FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W*1#
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September, 1943*
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Sir* ‘ '
I have now considered in consultation with
the departments concerned Your Excellency’s
despatch No* 167 (108/21/43) of the 1 8 th May, in
which you reported your conversations with the
Iraqi Prime Minister on the subject of the
suggested cancellation of paragraph 3 of the
notification regarding port dues at TJhi Qasr*
2* You may find it convenient to have a short
history of the discussions that have taken place
between 1938 and 1942 about the construction of
a port on the Khor Zubair, and I accordingly
enclose a note on this question which has been
prepared in this department* It will be seen
that General Hurl’s account of these discussions
is Inaccurate in one or two material points* In
particular. His Excellency is wrong in saying that
at no time had it been suggested that the Sheikh
of Kowelt was a claimant to the area in which it
was proposed to construct the port* Amongst the
aides m&aoires which Teufiq Suwaldi prepared for
his conversations in London during his visit in
the autumn of 1933* was one on Koweit in which he
specifically mentioned tin Qasr as the probable
site of the port and admitted that the construotlor
of an Iraqi port there would necessitate a slight
rectification of the frontier* I enclose a copy
of this aide mlmolre
3* General Hurl is also inaccurate in saying
that the ownership of the port site had never
been called In question* As Your Excellency
pointed out, the present vague description of the
frontier leaves a considerable area in doubt*
Ever*/

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The file contains papers mainly relating to the port at Um Qasr (Umm Qasr). These papers mostly concern a notification of the schedule of dues and charges to be imposed by the Government of Iraq on vessels navigating to Um Qasr port (printed in the Iraq Government Gazette No. 24 of 14 June 1942); specifically, the response HM Ambassador to Iraq should make to the notification, with regards to the rights of the Sheikh [Shaikh] of Koweit [Kuwait], and the wider question of the disputed frontier between Iraq and Koweit.

The file also includes some correspondence relating to HM Government’s decision to dismantle the port installations at Um Qasr in 1945.

The papers in the file mainly consist of correspondence, 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. internal notes, 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. minutes, and copies of minutes of an interdepartmental meeting of representatives 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 Military Sub-Committee, the Admiralty, the War Office, the Foreign Office, and the Port Director at Basra, of 27 August 1943, to discuss Um Qasr.

The main correspondents are the following: 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 External Affairs Department of the Government of India, 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. , and HM Ambassador, Baghdad (Sir Kinahan Cornwallis). Other correspondents include 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. at Kuwait, and the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Persia and Iraq Command.

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1 file (141 folios)
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The papers are arranged in 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 outside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 144; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-144; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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Coll 17/30(2) 'Proposed additional outlet to the sea in or near Kuwait territory. Development of port at Um Qasr.' [‎35r] (69/289), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2893, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100046545181.0x000048> [accessed 26 April 2024]

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