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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.' [46v] (92/289)
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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1.
MR. PEEL said that he thought the Sheikh of Koweit would have no
objection to our keeping the port ourselves, but he was determined
not to let the Iraqis have it and would prefer us to destroy the works
already constructed rather than hand the port over to Iraq.
There was some discussion whether the port could be developed
without including some Koweiti territory. While different
opinions were expressed on this point, it was clear that the port
could not be approached without passing through Koweiti waters.
SIR M. PETERSON said that it was clear that it would be necessary
as a first step to send a formal communication to the Iraqi
'Government about the notification referred to above, which would
safeguard our own position and that of the Sheikh of Koweit. This
note should be couched in terms which would not require any reply.
‘it was agreed that the Foreign Office and
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.
should draft
a note on these lines.
SIR M. PETERSON said that the next question was what steps should
be taken to resolve the Koweiti-Iraqi dispute. We could either
suggest that the dispute be put, t.Q arbitration, or else evolve some
modus vivendi which would leave us in control. Besides the reasons
given above for retaining the port in our ownhands, it was possible
that the Basra Petroleum Company might develop oilfields in Southern
Iraq after the war, and that the port would thus be useful as an
outlet for their oil.
CAPTAIN GELL said that if we were able to get oil out through
Um Qasr and thus could avoid the use of the 3 hatt-al-Arab altogether
in case of necessity, the Admiralty would certainly take a far
greater interest in the port.
It was finally agreed that the War Office should be asked to
produce an estimate of the cost of the port as originally planned as a
t 6 berth port of which li berths have been completed, and,on the basis
of this estimate Treasury sanction should be sought by the Foreign
Office, with the concurrence of the interested Departments, for the
completion of the port after the war at H.M.G./s expense. If the
approval of the Treasury was obtained, the Iraqi Government and the
Sheikh of Kovreit could then be approached. The method of approach
would be for further discussion but the best line might be that H.M.G.
should complete the port at their own expense and should retain control
of it, and that each side should lease such portion of their
territory as was necessary to H.M.G.
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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.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:138v, 140r:140v, 142r:144v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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