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'XXII/17 Boundary between Koweit & Katif Territory' [‎32r] (65/78)

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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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COPY of a. letter fporo 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 No 3468 dated the 26th Decemeb#r 1912 t r * the Political
Aerent f Bahrain.
With reference t'- y^iir letter N^ 626 dated the 14th Decemb-
-er 1912. I have the h^ncur to inform that while the Ibland
of Abu Ali ib outblde the limitb that we have decided tr claim
for the Sheikh of Kuwait in current negotiatiois with the Turkb
nevertholebQ it ib within the bphere claimed by Sheikh Mubarak—
at any rate the btatub of it may be regarded at prebent n^t A
definitively determined . and there ib no objection in my opin-
-ion in the R. !•¥. *5. w Palirurub t, making the anchorage
fop purposes of bhelter . When d^ing bo x hope he will ube hib
ovpoptunitleb fop increabing '■ur knowledge of the neighbourhood
and of boundingb in the vicinity. He might be able to abceptain
incidentally whether the Turkb have n^w got any military pobt
on Jinr a op Jezipat al Amayir Iblandb and rf bo of what birength
-pliment. b 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. . Kuwai t. with reference to the
coprbpondence ending wi ! h thib office No ^910 dated the 22nd
Augubt ipl2•
NO 3469 of 1912
Britibh Rebidency A ^onbulaie-Gen-
A copy cf the foregoing letter ib forwarded with com
By order.
A. T. WILSON. Captain,
Abblbtant Rebident

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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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