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'File 4/34 Kuwait Territorial Waters' [5r] (9/112)
The record is made up of 1 file (54 folios). It was created in 25 Jul 1946-27 May 1948. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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26th August, 1946
Ext.5179/46
Dear Clarke,
Would you please refer to Farrell's letter of the
25th July, to me about the status of Kuwait Bay and the
extent of the territorial waters of Kuwait.
(2) As regards the question whether Kuwait Bay can be
regarded as a territorial inlet (or "Historic Bay"), the view
of the Admiralty expressed in paragraph 4 of their letter of
12th June, 1940, was that such a claim would be unlikely to be
challenged in an international court. I am not sure whether
in the circumstances you and the Admiralty will consider it
necessary, before definitely accepting this view of the status
of Kuwait Bay on behalf of His ^ajesty's Government, for us
to refer to the Political Aesident for evidence of the longstand
ing exercise by Kuwait of jurisdiction over the waters of
Kuwait Bay. If it is thought desirable for us to refer to
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.
, he will need some guidance as to the
precise kind of evidence which it is desirable to obtain and
we should like to know 7 what we are to say to him. V*e should
be grateful for your views. If it is agreed t regard
Kuwait Bay as a territorial inlet, then subject to the views
of 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.
, we can see no objection to acceptin 0
the base line describee on paragraph 5 of the ^dmiralty letter
of 12.th June 1940.
( 3 ) I am sending a copy of this letter to Farrell and
Dodds.
Yours sincerely
F.A.K. Harrison
i
• >
*
G.H. Clarke Esq
Foreign Office,
London, S.L.l.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the legal status of the water just of Kuwait bay and the extent of Kuwait's territorial waters. It also contains broader discussions concerning the delineation of the continental shelf in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The correspondence is primarily between British Government officials, but the file also contains a limited amount of correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (in Arabic accompanied by English translations) and officials of the Kuwait Oil Company.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains notes of a meeting concerning the continental shelf in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , which was held at the Foreign Office on 23 October 1947, with representatives of the Ministry of Fuel and Power, the Admiralty, and the Commonwealth Relations Office all present.
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- 1 file (54 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 56; 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 3-56; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled and have been crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/221
- Title
- 'File 4/34 Kuwait Territorial Waters'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:28v, 31r:32v, 34r:41v, 43r:48v, 50r:51v, 53r:55v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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