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Coll 30/23 'Persian Gulf. Koweit: Status. Position vis a vis Iraq and Ibn Saud. Boundaries of Koweit' [159r] (318/695)
The record is made up of 1 file (346 folios). It was created in 14 Oct 1921-30 Jan 1948. 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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It Xa on i*eoord In tli« archive© of Hlg^i
ComU&ion that , at tho tlm* *hm> tho FpIm Mini a tar ;U*era
^url raaha) vma iaov*<X by Sir Francis ^iua^to^e to exchange
no tea with the ,uler of ; .uwait reaffirming the frontier be
tween Kuwait and Iraq, h» aadc apweial anquiriae regarding
the position of ^alaiba in the Batin. Ho said that this
watering place had alwa^o boon rogar«iod as baing in Iraq and
that police peats had boon loontod there on aoweral occasions «*
notably in 1927. ho pointed ont that the doocription of
the frontier which he was ad vised to reaffirm aoesaed to
leave this matter In some doubt* as much would depend on how
the line was drawn from the function of the ffcdl al Audja
with the Batin* northwards to a point Just south of the
latitude of $*fwa&. the High CoMis®loner reassured Hurl
i-t&km by emphasising that the exchange of notes w&e merely
a reaffirmation of trie statue quo and that no change in the
frontier line was Intended or Involved. He also showed
the Prime Minister the asp illustrating the text of dir
Percy cox's letter of April 1983 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.
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iuw&it* contained in the compilation of treaties and agree
ments between the British viovemaent and certain .a»ab oilers
(edition of 1926) published by the uovernment of India* on
which Hulalba (or halaiba; is clearly marked on the Iraqi
side of the frontier line.
6 . X m unable to say whether these watering holes
are correctly placed on this amp, but It appears that if
Lionel jiickson'B proposals are adopted and the frontier
line on the map of the survey of India is drawn along the
centre of the Satin* hulaiha will probably be shown in Kuwait.
6 . Apart from the question of Hulalba* which X cite
only as an instance of the difficulties to which Colonel
/Dickson * s
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the delineation of the Iraq-Kuwait frontier. This correspondence is between officials of 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. , Foreign Office, Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, British Embassy in Baghdad, Geographical Section of the War Office and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following documents:
- 'British Political Relations with Koweit' Foreign Office Memorandum, 1922 (folios 272-273)
- 'Precis of the Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' 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. Memorandum, 1928 (folios 277-279)
- 'Koweit, 1908-1928' 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. Memorandum, 1928 (folios 280-286)
- A note on Kuwait written by Major James Carmichael More in 1927 (folios 310-315).
The file also contains a number of maps of the region (folios 15, 67-68, 76 and 97).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (346 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 347; 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.
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- Title
- Coll 30/23 'Persian Gulf. Koweit: Status. Position vis a vis Iraq and Ibn Saud. Boundaries of Koweit'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:14v, 16r:66v, 69r:75v, 77r:96v, 98r:143r, 144r:177v, 178v, 179v:214v, 216r:222v, 224r:226v, 228r:322v, 323v:347v, back-i, back
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