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'File 4/34 Kuwait Territorial Waters' [50r] (99/112)
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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CONFIDENTIAL
memorandum No. 1548-S dated 26th August, 1947 regarding the flying
of local national flags by merchant vessels visiting the Gulf
Shaikhdoms.
2. The matter has been further considered in consultation
with His Majesty's Government. -The position seems to be that a
ship always flies (e.g. at its stern) the flag of the State where
it is registered or that of the State of which its crew are nation
als and may sometimes also fly the flag of the State of which the
Charterers are nationals. As an act of courtesy a ship may in
addition fly at the foremast the flag of the country of destinat
ion when coming into one of the latter's ports or anchorages.
This it is understood is often done as a gesture of courtesy to the
local sovereign or Ruler.
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3. So far as the Gulf Shaikhdoms are concerned His Majesty's
Government feel that there should be no objection to the local
flags being flown at -the forem^ast of incoming ships as an act of
courtesy but it would be better for this to be done only when ships
are approaching and entering ports or anchorages and not in territ-
crial waters as such. There is no objection to your informing
the Shaikh of Kuwait at your discretion as well as Gray, Mackenzie
and'any other shipping companies of His Majesty's Government's
views as outlined above.
7
V.
jor M.P. O'C Tandy,
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
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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- Open Government Licence