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'File 4/34 Kuwait Territorial Waters' [20r] (39/112)
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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Ext. 451/19 V/.
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(T. 1003/1003/380)
FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.I.
2bth February, 1947.
toj
My dear Donaldson,
We have been considering your letter No.Ext.85/47 of* the
11th January about the legal character of the waters of Koweit
Bay, and whether any steps can be taken and by whom, to
establish the status of the bay as an "historical” bay.
There are various things the Sheikh of Koweit could
do to affirm the national status of the bay, namely (1) enact
a law saying that the bay is Koweit national v/aters, (2) to
take more definite action, without enacting ary law, indicating
that the Sheikh does claim the bay as his national waters e.g.
by issuing notices or regulations indicating that certain
provisions of existing laws, and so forth, which apply to
Koweit territory apply to this bay, (3) to issue a regulation
about fishing in Koweit Bay, reserving it, if that is what is
always done, to Koweit nationals. Any law issued under (1)
should make it clear that it is merely declaratory of the
position as it always has been.
The above list is not, ox course, exhaustive. One
thing the Sheikh can do, without bringing the "continental
shelf 11 question into it, is to tell the concessionary company
that his territory does extend to the mouth of the Bay# and
give his definition of the bay.
I am sending copies of this letter to Dodds at the
Admiralty and Farrell at the Ministry of Fuel and Power.
Yours &o.,
S, P. Do *rdLdson, E sq. , C.M.G. ,
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.
.
(Sd) R. Dunbar,
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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.
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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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