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'File 8/2 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: BOUNDARY OF MUSCAT' [6r] (11/62)
The record is made up of 1 file (29 folios). It was created in 4 Oct 1934-12 Jan 1935. 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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In any case, it is a matter of great political impor
tance not to alloy/ prospects of a goaoral settlement which
would be of advantage to His Majesty’s Government to break
down over question of Blue Line, It has, therefore, been
decided that in Ryan’s negotiations whole question of
eastern frontier of Saudi Arabia should be discussed y/ithout
pre-conditions and that, as part of a new general settlement
giving His Majesty’s Government their main desiderata in
other directions, His Majesty's Government should be pre
pared to make concessions in regard to eastern limits cf
Saudi Arabia as generous as is consistent with their own
strategic and other requirements in Eastern Arabia and
legitimate claims of Truoial Lhaikhs and Sultan of Muscat.
4. Defence Departments of His Majesty's Government will
be consulted regarding strategic ^ requirements. In the
meantime, as a first step towards consideration of nature
and extent of concessions which might be offered, I should
be glad if
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.
could let
me have as expeditiously as may be possible information on
the follov/ing questions,
(1) What are the existing boundaries inter so cf each
Truoial Cheikhdom and Muscat ? It is desirable to ascertain
whether information in Lorimer v s is up to date.
(2) What are regarded as boundaries, if any, of Truoial
Sheikhdoms and Muscat towards hinterland, or what is extent
of claim of Sheikh and Sultan dn,reopect of Sovereignty
payment cf Zakat, or control of, or influence over, trioes
in the direction of the hinterland ? In the case cf Muscat
the landward extent cf Sultan's control and influence
should, if possible, be stated right round to the point
where his coast line joins that cf Hadramaait.
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This file relates to the boundaries of Muscat, in the context of anticipated negotiations between the British Government and King Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], regarding the eastern frontiers of Saudi Arabia. Reference is made to the 'blue line', which was laid down in the Anglo-Turkish Conventions of 1913 and 1914, and the file discusses the approach that should be taken in discussions with Ibn Saud regarding possible modifications of that line.
The file contains a copy of a telegram from the Secretary of State for India to 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. (forwarded by 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. to 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. and Consul, Muscat), dated 29 September 1934, which provides some background to the Anglo-Saudi boundary dispute and requests information regarding the existing boundaries of each Trucial Sheikhdom [Shaikhdom] and of Muscat. 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. 's reply to the forwarded telegram, dated 23 October 1934, provides an outline of what the Sultan of Muscat [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] considers to be the boundaries of his Sultanate.
Also included in the file are a copy of a letter received by the Colonial Office from 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. at Aden, discussing the eastern boundary of the Aden Protectorate, and a copy of a letter from 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. to the Foreign Office, which extensively discusses the issue of Saudi Arabia's eastern frontier and the available policy options. One question marked for consideration is whether the British should aim for a settlement which provides 'definite territorial limits' of the frontiers, or one which defines the frontiers based on tribal divisions.
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- 1 file (29 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 31; 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 2-30; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File 8/2 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: BOUNDARY OF MUSCAT'
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- front, front-i, 2r:30v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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