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'File 8/2 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: BOUNDARY OF MUSCAT' [20r] (39/62)
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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alternatives discussed in the preceding paragraph, he
is strongly of opinion that it is desirable from all
points of view to reach a reasonable settlement of the
matters now in issue and he agrees with the Government
of India that, given the element of uncertainty as to
the legal position of the Blue Line and the unquestioned,
even though somewhat vague and precarious, influence
exercised in certain areas to the east of it at the present
time by Ibn Saud , it would be well worth making sane
concession to the King in return for an agreed limitation
of his encroachments and a formal and binding agreement
which would delimit the spheres of influence or control of
the ruler of Saudi Arabia on the one hand and of His
Majesty’s Government and their protege's on the other.
But he considers (and he trusts that Sir John Simon will
agree with him) that His Majesty’s Government should in
the negotiations make the fullest play with the general
strength of their position. He notes in particular the
statement made by Sir A.Ryan in the Middle Bast Committee,
which has carried much weight with him , that ”Ibn Saud
was less impressed by legal considerations than by fear
of His Majesty’s Government and anxiety lest they should
use their power to compel him to accept the Blue Line”,
and in forming his conclusions he has not overlooked the
indications available to His Majesty’s Government that the
Saudi Government, strongly as they may feel about the
Blue Line, do not feel entirely certain of their position
in a dispute on this question with His Majesty’s
Government.
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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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- IOR/R/15/6/185
- Title
- 'File 8/2 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: BOUNDARY OF MUSCAT'
- Pages
- 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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