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Coll 30/129 'Persian Gulf. Question of the ownership of the islands of Farsi, Arabi and Harqus, and Dalmah' [44r] (89/463)
The record is made up of 1 file (228 folios). It was created in 18 Mar 1936-25 Jul 1947. 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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PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
BESXDEKCY f
r BAHI^AIN.
27th February f 1947*
Please refer to Government of India Express
oJfr . Letter $o*D« 664«fiPG/47| is.ted the lf3th February 1947
regarding the abolition of certain beacons including
those on Farsi and ilar^u Islands*
2* tJo far as these two beacons ars concerned
their retention and reconstruction is desired on
Political grounds vide correspondence ending with India
”7 J- 1 /o Office telegram No,2 0846 d ated the 29th oveaber, 1946.
I recognise the difficulty of asking the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Lighting Service Advisory Committee to agree to
expenditure on beacons which have been declared to be
"of no use to Shipping" but before I reply officially
to the letter under reference could you kindly let me
know whether there is anything that can be done to secure
the retention and reconstruction of the two beacons in
question. The iheikh of huwait f e consent to the erection
of a new beacon on Farsi islano has already been obtained
though he has not yet been addressed regarding Harqus or
Arabi.
3. I note that there is no mention of the beacon
on Arabi Island in the papers forwarded with the Express
Letter under reference but cannot suggest a reason for this
OMlsslon*
4. I am sending a copy of this letter to
Donaldson together with a copy of the Express Letter
under reference and its enclosures.
Sd/- W.H. HAY.
1
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the territorial status of a number of small islands in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and their potential for oil exploration. In particular, the status of the islands of Farsi, Arabi and Harqus is discussed at length.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:
- 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. memorandum from 1928 entitled 'Status of certain Groups of Islands in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (folios 197-198)
- 'Oil Board. The expropriation by the Mexican Government of the properties of the Oil Companies in Mexico. Memorandum by the Petroleum Department' (folios 112-119)
- 'Great Britain: Principal Sources of Oil Supply: the outputs of Crude Oil of those countries, their relationship to World Output, during the years 1935, 1936 and 1937; and the Maximum allocations to these sources in an Emergency' (folio 120)
- Hand-drawn map of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. showing the islands of Farsi, Arabi, Harqus and Qran (folio 78).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (228 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 230; 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 2-21 and between ff 62-229; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3863
- Title
- Coll 30/129 'Persian Gulf. Question of the ownership of the islands of Farsi, Arabi and Harqus, and Dalmah'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:21v, 21ar:21av, 22r:32v, 34r:35v, 37r:77v, 79r:230v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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