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'File 5/2 III Kuwait Neutral Zone' [216r] (436/779)
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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IB this connection see also paragraph 4(1) of Colonel DicicaW's
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demi-official letter of 2nd October 1934 to Laitnw&ite on the same
•abject i
•It must not be forgotten that Shaikh \nm&ci «as young^ a^y
and inexperienced 9 ani had Just come to the throne t when
these erenta (!•«• the Oj&lr Treaty) took place* he
undoubtedly was bitterly disappointed at what he felt *&s
the sacrificing of Ku*nit to placate the great Ifcn Saud 9
and was only constrained to accept tne situation (as he has
often told me) because he felt that he could not stand up to
Sir Percy Cox and so to tfis Ifejesty's Gorernaent**
In other words the Shaikh feels tmt the territory which now
comprises the present Weutral Sone 9 ani which was rightfully his 9
•as wrongfully given away by His Hajcsty'a Government to ibn Sami
by the OJalr Treaty of 1922* further 9 that 0 n the death of I bn
3aud - he is of course a far older :oan than the Shaikh, the latter
hopes - should liaudi Arabia crumble away • to regain nis "lost
provinces* for himself* It would appear immaterial to consider
what if any basis the Snaikn naa for his grievance against His
Majesty’s Governmmnt over the ojair Treaty. The fact remains
that he has this grievance* This being so, and in view of his
refusal in ^lay 1936 to discuss the question of heutral ^one Oil
with Petroleum Concessions Limited (vide
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.
Printed letter
So. 460-S jpf the 1st June 19 r >6), we have no reason to expect that
hia reaction to any proposal for re-opening this question will
bs enthueiaetie*
3 * ylth regard to fb^,. Personally 1 wa of opinion tnat any
■ aeh press are would be botn under, irtle and ineffective. * ^lilte
•Ppreoiate of course His ’itajeaty's Jovernaent'e policy at tne
present tla* to do what io pousible to ageist tne ii»prove*ent
of tne financial situation of Saudi /jrabia. At tue saao tiae *®
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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.
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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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- 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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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