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'File 4/22 II Umm Qasr' [‎52r] (103/428)

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The record is made up of 1 file (212 folios). It was created in 8 Oct 1941-27 Nov 1943. 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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junction of the Khore Kubair and Umin ^aer known locally
according to lorimer (Vol.ii p*1504) as Xhor-ath-Tha♦alab•
3* The green line as shown on the map attached to the
1913 Convention between the United Kingdom and Turkey may
appear to give the lie to this interpretation, but that map,
as pointed out by Ur.Wakefield in para 4 of his note, hue bee
very badly printed and I think there is little doubt that the
green line is meant to follow the thalweg of the Khor-ath-Tha
a lab.
4# The description of the frontier given to the Ira<i
Government vide Annexure serial No.IX to the note has un
fortunately somewhat compromised the position, but as it has
not been accepted by the Ira<i Government Hie Majeety^e
Government are presumably no longer bound by it. It is
essential that we should not lay ourselves open to a breach
of faith by failing to conserve Kuwait's interests, and it
is also, I submit, very much to our advantage to conserve
these interests when as in this particular case they appear
to coincide with our own. I would therefore most strongly
urge that until the frontier is demarcated on the ground
nothing should be done to prejudice the position and give the
Iravi Government to believe that we recognise any right of
theirs in the new port.
I am sending a copy of this letter to the secretary
to the Government of India, External Affairs Department, Hie
Majesty's Ambassador, Baghdad and (without enclosure) 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. , Kuwait.
♦ under Printed letter 1 honour to be,
Ko.i90*»S dated diet
December*1041• sir »
Your most obedient servant,
Sd.W.R.Hay.
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 .

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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the construction of a port in Umm Qasr (also given as Um Qasr) in Iraq for the use of the British military. The correspondence is between officials at the British Embassy in Baghdad, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, the 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, 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. and the Foreign Office. In addition to the practical details of the port's construction, its potential political and commercial impact in both Iraq and Kuwait is also discussed.

As well as correspondence, the file contains the following:

  • a report entitled 'Location of the Proposed Port at Um Qasr' written by Major Arnold Crawshaw Galloway in August 1941. This report contains a simple hand-drawn map of the relevant area (folios 4-8).
  • a note on the Safwan-Umm Qasr section of the Kuwait-Iraq Frontier written by Major Tom Hickinbotham in November 1941. The note contains a small sketch and number of annexes including relevant agreements and related documents. (folios 16-38).
  • 'A note on the establishment of a Port at Umm Qasr and its effect in peace time on the trade and prosperity of Kuwait' prepared by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, December 1941 (folios 44-48).
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1 file (212 folios)
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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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 214; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 7-205; 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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