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'File 4/22 II Umm Qasr' [‎59r] (117/428)

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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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53 / 87 .
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Telegram s.
Prom iblitical Resident, Buehire*
To Government of India, Hew Delhi.
Ko. 48*.
Bated 26th December 1941.
Your teltgrem 74i2 DecembM- 25th. Umm (^ar.
2 * S* 6 “Y telegram 484 December 26th. If reoom endation
c-.'itaxned in paragraph 6 of my telegram 4ao December 20th ie like li
to oe accepted it »ould be better to avoid any action such aa
lixation of site of notice board which might compromiee Ku ait* a
osee later. On the other hand notice board remained in situ
for many years without protect from Ku. ait, it is hiffS^r to be
referred to in disoueei ns about the boundary- and it 1c desirable
to determine while memories are fresh exactly where it was
situated, if this can be d one quietly and without causing any
exacerbation of the controversy over the boundary question as
between the Iraq Government and Kuwait.
3 * Sven if presentd ate or future survey enable us
accurately to locate certain fixed points on which determination
of boundary depends, not only will there be interminable d elay
before any general agreement ie reached in the delimitation of
Jlt+n+wK*
the area, as H#M. Ambassador re mem oe re , but it is likely to take
a very long time before even the various British authorities
concerned reach an agreement on the line the frontier ought to
follow I understand work on the new port is likely to start in
Jfforuary end that berths for two ships will be ready in April.
I strongly recommend that to avoid further controversy over a
comparatively unimportant matter in a time of world oriels gome
temporary expedient such as that I have recommended in pare 6
of my telegram of December 20th should be adopted forthwith.
britcoksui.

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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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