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Coll 6/62 'Saudi-Arabia: National and provincial boundaries of –' [54r] (107/121)
The record is made up of 1 file (59 folios). It was created in Sep 1916-14 Dec 1934. 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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marked map gives a very rough idea of how the de facto
frontier may lie. Even this is subject to the following
observations:-
(a) Coastal area.
de facto frontier is believed to abut on the
sea at Muwassim, a place about 5 miles north of Medi. The
general trend inland may be said to be north-easterly but
the direction at any given point cannot be indicated.
(b) Mountain area.
This has recently come into the forefront of the
dispute between Ibn Saud and the Imfim. The geography, the
tribal distribution and the extent of the effective authority
of the rulers are all too uncertain to admit at present of
a definition.
(c) Najr&n.
This area is claimed in principle by both rulers
and has played a large part in the dispute. The geography
is, if possible, more uncertain than in other remote parts of
Arabia and it is impossible to indicate a frontier in a
region where the local tribes have probably held their own
against all comers except for fleeting occupations.
4. Internal boundaries in the South-West of Saudi
Arabia.
Owing to the dispute between Ibn Saud and the Imam,
the other boundaries of ! Asir still have some international
importance. The northern boundary is in the region of the
dotted line but is uncertain. The more important boundary
between the former territory of the Idrisi (Tihamat f Asir)
and what the Saudis now call ’Aslr Surat (capital at Abha)
was laid down at least in part in a treaty between Ibn Saud
and the then Idrisi in 1920, but the terms of this treaty
have never been disclosed.
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This file concerns a request, made by the Army Headquarters, India, to the British Embassy at Baghdad, for a map of Arabia showing the national and provincial boundaries of Saudi Arabia. The correspondence discusses the difficulties associated with marking out the various boundaries, owing to the fact that many of them are 'the subject of actual or potential controversy'. Also discussed are recommended revisions to the boundaries of Arabia, as shown on a National Geographic Society map of Asia (map not included).
Notable correspondents include the following: His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan); officials of 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 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. , the British Embassy in Baghdad, and the British Library of Information in New York.
In addition to correspondence the file includes the following:
- A copy of a memorandum dated 18 April 1932, which recounts an interdepartmental conference held at the Colonial Office three days earlier, concerning the submission of the frontiers of the mandated territories (namely the Iraq- Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan frontier, the Iraq-Kuwait frontier, and the Palestine-Syria frontier) for approval to the Council of the League of Nations.
- Two maps: one depicting the Arabian Peninsula and the other showing the eastern portion of the Aden Protectorate.
Whilst the date range of the file is 1916-1934, only two items (including the aforementioned memorandum) date from earlier than 1934.
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 (folio 2).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (59 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 60; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/2129
- Title
- Coll 6/62 'Saudi-Arabia: National and provincial boundaries of –'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:58v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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