Coll 30/23 'Persian Gulf. Koweit: Status. Position vis a vis Iraq and Ibn Saud. Boundaries of Koweit' [252v] (505/695)
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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Office in paragraph 5 ought not in any case to be
published and not only M in cases oi necessity”*
It might be argued that we ought to make it quite clear
to the States concerned that we are responsible for the
foreign relations of howeit and the incident vis-a-vis
the Hejazis might be adduced in support of this argument*
On the other hand, it has consistently been the policy
of this office not to interest the .League of Nations in
our position in the Gulf, and it may be thought unwise tj)
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draw attention to our relations with Koweit which are not 0 - ^
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based on a formal Treaty, but rest on our letter to the
Sheiich of 1914 recognising his independence under British
protection and our not very clearly defined undertaking L,
in 1899^ to ”siq>port him and accord him our good offices”.
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(that term being interpreted at the discretion of His
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lioajesty 1 s Government)* Neither of these doouiiiCTtrj
have been published and they will not appear in the new
This being so, the publication at Geneva of the letters
exchanged between the Sheikh and 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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in effect be the firspublic announcement oi our position
in Koweit and the publicity attracted in this way would lie
most undesirable. It would be far better to let t&m. <JC
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for the first time shyly in the narrative of
Aitchison, and it is submitted that this argument outweighs
the importance of making clear to the neighbouring States
our real position in Koweit* The Hejazis and Iraqis
are well aware oi this already and the former are unlikely
•to take much notice oi events at Genevaj the Persians
have not in recent years taken much interest in Koweit*
In any case tne Colonial Office proposal visualizes, X
unders tand,/
, GuMm.
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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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- Coll 30/23 'Persian Gulf. Koweit: Status. Position vis a vis Iraq and Ibn Saud. Boundaries of Koweit'
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- 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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