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'XXII/17 Boundary between Koweit & Katif Territory' [26r] (53/78)
The record is made up of 1 volume (36 folios). It was created in 25 Mar 1905-9 Sep 1914. 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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(Continuation of Note, Precis or Draft.)
line however, passes along its northern
limits . Mt
lie Suman trac
definite
for so flacing the line is that the reall 7 imrortant
foints are the wells , and none exist in t
a tribe occurying Anta f a , Wabrah , Al Haha and Al
Gara f a is practically unassailable from the south ex-
-cer t daring the s-ring or after rap ^
4. ' The line indicated in my Note is as
oka
and definable as any which/can 'in a desert 9
but it must be remembered that where well3 are mention—
-ed^those wells are included as within
the line , fcr wwnershij of the wells is t h.e j aramoun/t
consideration. It is for this reason that Mr Loriroer^f
ttM suTT03i^i°n (vide Gazetteer ttol II page 1060)
a’^line running so as to pass immediately south
of Umra Kasr and Safwan to Jabal Sanam. ./* is untenable,*
such a line throws these wells beyond Kuwait territory
and c onseqently tJicPTaresu water
/S fux /U—
3• Prom the Predirf attached to your
N^ni^Cd A^ApjULV
-der r*erl^dt that the Govern
-dia and His Ma;>sty f s Government have ar
letter un
dent of in-
rived at cer-
-tain conclusions with regard to the Turkish posts on
office. 'iyv'ticCi^r
the Kuwait boundaries , Nothing in myshows .
that any final conclusion has been reached any part
-icular r ftiw* Z* .nd I mention this r oint fc>r I am con-
hx iU tcrt/LAif
-vincedlhas ever "been communicated to the Sheikh
rUrw^ OLAtCiru/rtjt^
fviQ ^ontemrlated jLn any way in tile continuance
of any one of the Turkish rests # KA*L T*
44
s
news will
come to him as a considerable surprise
(o' uCixCl s&\>*^<sicAr
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the demarcation of the boundary between Koweit [Kuwait] and Qatif region [Al-Qaṭīf] in the period 1905-1914. Places discussed include: Ras Mishab [Mishʻāb, Ra's al-], Musallamiya [Musallamiya Island], Odeid, Wahran, Hafar [Hafar Al Batin], and Umm Kasr [Umm Qaṣr].
The discussion in the volume relates to the places which could demarcate the boundary and the allegiance and authority which the Ruler of Kuwait held in these places. Also included (folio 33) in the volume is a copy of the 'Draft Agreement Between the British Government and Shaikh Abdullah bin Thani, Shaikh of Qatar.'
The principal correspondents in the volume 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, Stuart George Knox; 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 Bahrain, Francis Beville Prideaux; 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. , Percy Zachariah Cox; the Secretary of India in the Foreign Department, Simla, Sir Hugh McMahon.
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- 1 volume (36 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 38; 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. Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 3-8 and ff 2-37; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'XXII/17 Boundary between Koweit & Katif Territory'
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- front, front-i, 2r:3v, 4Ar, 4Av, 4r:37v, back, 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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