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File 7251/1920 Pt 2 'Arabia: Nejd-Iraq and Nejd-Kuwait Boundaries; Iraq-Nejd Treaty; Nejd-Kuwait Agreement' [‎66r] (127/360)

The record is made up of 1 item (179 folios). It was created in 12 Jan 1922-2 Jul 1923. 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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same up to the point of intersection of latitude 29©
with the 'Vestern margin of the natural feature Esh Shakk.
Thence it proceeds Southwards along the Western edge of
Esh Shakk until it reaches the latitude of Ain-el-Abd,
through which Meridian it passes Eastwards until it cuts
the coast midway between Has Khafdja and Has Eishaab., The
tract of country thus formed, bounded on the West by the
Shakk, on the North by the red semi-circle, on the East
by the Sea Coast and on the South by the line oassing
from the Shakk through Ain-el-Abd to the coast, is
accepted as common territory in which both parties will
enjoy equal rights, pending any further agreement that
might be come to.
The reason for the creation of this neutral
enclave An area of land belonging to one country and entirely surrounded by land of just one other country. was that a rumour had been started that signs of
oil had been noticed in the vicinity of the Khor Naqta.
In view of this I did not feel able to agree to its
allocation to either party unt 1 the rumour had been set
at rest.
I trust that this solution will have the approval
of His Majesty^ Government.
I have, etc.
(Signed) P.Z. Oox

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This part of the volume contains correspondence and other papers concerning relations between Nejd, Iraq, Kuwait, and the British authorities. The majority of the correspondence is interdepartmental in nature and is between the Colonial Office and 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. . Further correspondence, included as enclosures, comes from the High Commissioner in Iraq, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], the Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), 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. in Kuwait, 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. in Bahrain, the 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 The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Subah [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], ruler of Kuwait.

The main subject of this part is the lead up to and events following the conferences involving the Arab rulers of Nejd, Iraq, and Kuwait, or their representatives, in Mohammerah and Uqair, under the presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of the British. Treaty relations were established that dealt mostly with the delineation of boundaries between the three territories. Other subjects covered by the papers include the activities of the Akhwan [Ikhwan], relations between some of the desert tribes, and the reported death of Ibn Rashid.

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File 7251/1920 Pt 2 'Arabia: Nejd-Iraq and Nejd-Kuwait Boundaries; Iraq-Nejd Treaty; Nejd-Kuwait Agreement' [‎66r] (127/360), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/937/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100079424929.0x00008b> [accessed 17 July 2026]

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