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'File 5/2 III Kuwait Neutral Zone' [116r] (236/779)
The record is made up of 1 file (386 folios). It was created in 12 Feb 1936-28 Sep 1939. 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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Telegram I.\F.0.30 and I.O.H.T.
From Political .agent, Kuwait.
To
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.
, Bushire.
Repeated
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.
, London.
No. 193.
Dated the 26th ivlay 19 36.
“ Am
Repeated to
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.
in contination
of my telegram of the 25th No. 187 addressed to Resident
only.
NEUTRAL ZOId OPTION.
Shaikh has declined any negotiations area
in question and yesterday so informed in writing
Holmes as representative of Petroleum Concessions Ltd.
Shaikh only aaded "Should I change my mind I will let
youknow first". Holmes leaves for Bahrain and
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
27th.
Despatch and copy Shaikh’s letter by mail to
Resident.
-Political-
ftlh!
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This file contains correspondence relating to the initiation of oil operations in the Neutral Zone. The papers include draft agreements on the proposed territorial division of the Neutral Zone as well as various proposals for the sharing of oil resources drafted between British Foreign Office in London and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Of note are numerous letters that discuss Harold Adrian Russell Philby's involvement in negotiations on the future of the Neutral Zone.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (386 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 388; 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 irregular foliation sequences are present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/254
- Title
- 'File 5/2 III Kuwait Neutral Zone'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:10v, 30r:76v, 86r:92v, 94r:114v, 116r:135v, 138r:138v, 140r:164v, 166r:249v, 251r:253v, 260r:292v, 294r:317v, 318v:387v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence