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'File 8/2 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: BOUNDARY OF MUSCAT' [‎17r] (33/62)

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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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4.
has ever established prescriptive rights of suzerainty,
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much less of sovereignty, over any part of the Trucial
Coast between the Sabhakhah al Katti and Baraimi.
3. The question of the boundary in the south
western area is primarily one for the Colonial Office.
The Secretary of State notes, however, from Sir Bernard
Reilly’s despatches to the Secretary of State for the
Colonies, Ho.263 of 3rd October and Ho.296 of 14th
November 1934, that the Resident is of opinion that,
subject to the result of further enquiries which are
being made locally, it would be desirable to claim the
edge of the Sands as the northern boundary of the
Hadramaut and to include in the Aden Protectorate on
strategic as well as on political grounds all territory
lying to the south of the -Empty Quarter and to the
west of the boundaries of the Sultan of Muscat.
4. The information which has been collected
places His Majesty’s Government in a position to reach
certain conclusions a,s to the maximum concessions in
the area to the east of the Blue Line of the 1913/14
Conventions which could be made to Ibn Saud in return
for a satisfactory settlement of the other points
outstanding between the King and His Majesty’s
Government. The Secretary of State agrees with the
Government of India that the main objectives of His
Majesty’s Government are:
authority to the coast south of Qatar or acquiring
further influence over the Sheikhs of Qatar and the
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , who are in special treaty relations with
His Majesty’s Government;
(a) to prevent Ibn Saud from extending his
(t)/

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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)
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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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