Coll 30/186 'Oil: Koweit Territorial Waters. Jurisdiction over the sub-soil beneath the sea. Off-Shore Oil in the Persian Gulf.' [‎14r] (27/737)

Content

The file concerns the interest of the Kuwait Oil Company in exploring for submarine oil deposits beyond the limits of Kuwait's territorial waters, and the issue of territorial waters in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. generally, in the light of the United States Government's proclamation of 1945 concerning the continental shelf [the Truman Proclamation].

The papers include: a request from the Kuwait Oil Company to 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. for a ruling by the British Government on the extent of Kuwait territorial waters, and proposals that the company should acquire an oil concession beyond Kuwait's territorial waters, 1939; 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. minutes, and comments by the Admiralty, Petroleum Department, and Foreign Office concerning the issue, 1940; related maps; the decision that the issue should be left until the end of the war [the Second World War], 1940; copies of the proclamation issued by United States President Harry S Truman on 28 September 1945, stating that the resources on the continental shelf contiguous to the United States belonged to the United States [the Truman Proclamation] (e.g. folios 313-314); correspondence and memoranda from the Foreign Office, 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. , the Ministry of Fuel and Power, the Government of India, 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 the Colonial Office, and minutes of interdepartmental meetings, discussing the effect of the continental shelf policy on British territories, 1945-48; the specific implications of the continental shelf policy to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (for instance in the light of the Iranian claim to Bahrain); related maps; and a further expression of interest from the Kuwait Oil Company in obtaining marine oil rights beyond Kuwait territorial waters, October 1947.

There are no papers in the file dated 1941-44.

The Arabic language content of the file consists of a single letter from 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 (with English translation), dated 1947.

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.

Extent and format

1 file (366 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 367; 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.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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