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'File 82/17 I (F 90) A.P.O.C. Port of Basra and Shatt al-`Arab Water-way' [66r] (144/224)
The record is made up of 1 volume (108 folios). It was created in 8 Nov 1922-5 Nov 1929. 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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I This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's GoYernment.J
PERSIA. March 14, 1929.
CONFIDENTIAL. Section 2.
[E 962/58/34] No. 1.
Sir Austen Chamberlain to Sir R. Clive {Tehran).
(No. 109.)
gj r Foreign Office, March 14, 1929.
' WITH reference to your telegram No. 106 of the 4thMarch, in which you pointed
out the desirability, in the interests of Persia, Iraq and Great Britain, of a satis
factory
An East India Company trading post.
settlement of the Shatt-el-Arab question, I transmit to you the accompanying
copy of correspondence regarding the situation at the mouth of that river.
2. You will realise that it is important, in your discussions with the Minister
of Court, to avoid raising the contentious issues dealt with in this correspondence.
I am, &c.
AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.
[E 5888/55/34] Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Admiralty to Foreign 'Office.
(Secret ^
gj r Admiralty, December 10, 1928.
' I AM commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint
vou for the information of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that in the
appendix attached to C.I.D. Paper No. P.G. 12 of the 27th September, 1928, ■^ 0 ^ e
by First Sea Lord," reference is made in paragraph 15 to a certain element of doubt
which exists in the minds of the Admiralty as to the exact alignment of the Perso-
Iraq frontier at the mouth of the Shatt-el-Arab. My Lords are also uncertain
what claims Persia may put forward in respect of the Rooka Channel and to what
extent such claims might be resisted.
2. In view of the importance of maintaining free access to the bhatt-el-Arab
at all times, my Lords would be glad to be favoured with the observations of the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on these questions.
3. A chart cutting is enclosed herewith, which explains the remarks made m
the note referred to in paragraph 1.
I am, &c.
ALEX. FLINT.
[E 5888/55/34] Enclosure 2 in No. 1.
Foreign Office to Admiralty.
(Secret )
Foreign Office, December 28, 1928.
I AM directed by Secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain to acknowledge the receipt
of your secret letter of the 10th December, regarding the alignment of the Perso-Iraq
frontier at the mouth of the Shatt-el-Arab.
2. In reply, I am to request you to lay before the Lords Commissioners oi the
Admiralty the accompanying copy of a memorandum on this subject, prepared by
the second legal adviser to this department, and to suggest for their Lordships
consideration that the question should be re-examined in the light of Mr. Malkin s
observations. 1 ^ ^„ j t j -
3 Copies of this correspondence are being sent to the Colonial Otnce and India
Office,'and the Secretary of State will be grateful if their Lordships will cause those
Departments to be furnished with copies of the chart cutting enclosed in your letter
under reply.
r I am, &c.
MONTEAGLE.
[744 o—2]
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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Department, the Colonial Office and the Secretary of State at 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. in London, 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. at Bushire, 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. at Kuwait, the British Legation at Tehran and Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives regarding the port of Basra and the disputes for the Shatt al-`Arab water-way between Kuwait and Iraq.
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- 1 volume (108 folios)
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The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 99-101). The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the volume; they give a brief description of the correspondence with reference numbers, which refer back to that correspondence in the volume.
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The foliation is written in pencil, not circled, and can be found 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.
The numbering commences at the title page with 1, 1A, 1B; and terminates with 102, which is the last number given to the fourth folio from the back of the volume.
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- 'File 82/17 I (F 90) A.P.O.C. Port of Basra and Shatt al-`Arab Water-way'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:2v, 2br:2bv, 3r:55v, 59v:70v, 76v:102v, ii-r:iv-v, back-i
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