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'File 4/22 II Umm Qasr' [53r] (105/428)
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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Telegram "S*
From
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.
, Buohire.
To India Offioe, itondon*
Repeated Government of India, I4ew lielhi.
H«M*b /unbaseador, Bagdad.
Oopy by post to
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.
Bo. 4b0
Dated 20th Deoenber 1941.
\
Foreign uffice telegram uo. 1084 October 20th
to Bagdad. Ullil s-ABR.
2* Oo far as I am aware no reply has yet been sent
by His Majesty’s Ambassador to this telegram but I under*
stood when I visited Bagdad last month that it was unlikely
that survey could be carried out and demarcation would in
any case appear to be impossible in present circumstances.
3. I have discovered map from which it appears that
jurvey o* country from Jabal Banau to uc tm C^asr was carried
out about 1916 vide my Express Letter 143-b of .November 12th
4. Boundary question has been further examined in
detail by
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 in light of old records and
there is good reason to believe that if 3ir Percy Cox’s
aefinition is strictly interpreted on the basis of these
x'ecords port of Umm : 4 asr on site at present proposed will
be found to lie entirely in Kuwait territory. 1 am
sub lit ting a detailed note by post.
b. Present position is that ownership of the site
of the port is to say the least of it disputed but that it
will probably be impossible to make any further survey or
‘oarcate the boundary until after the war.
6. in these circumstances I would recommend that
the oiru adnlnlstrution ol Uxe port be conducted directly
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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).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (212 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 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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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/209
- Title
- 'File 4/22 II Umm Qasr'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:213v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence