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Coll 6/85 'Arabia. Boundaries in: Interpretation of Rome Understanding of 1927.' [11r] (21/80)
The record is made up of 1 file (38 folios). It was created in 30 Apr 1934-27 Nov 1937. 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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FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W. 1
26th August, 1937
g?.2 y
(E 4967/10/91)
•'^amediate.
lly dear Cowell,
Under cover of our letter E 4721/10/91 of the
13th August, we sent you a record of a conversation between
the Italian Charg£ d f Affaires and myself about the interpretation
of the Rome Understanding of 1927,
2. The task v/hich confronts us now is to construct a
case which will make it impossible for the Italian Government
to go on maintaining that they were entitled to suppose, when
signing the Rome Understanding, that a large area of "no man f s
"land" existed between the territories of Ibn Saud, the Aden
Protectorate and the territories of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
States,
and that, in consequence, any steps taken by His Majesty's
Government since that date to extend their effective control
up to the limits of territory under Saudi Arabian control are
a breach of that Understanding.
3. At first sight, the Italian attitude may seem so
absurd that it is difficult to take it seriously. But on
closer examination it unfortunately appears that, owing to
certain things said and done in the past, the construction
of our case is not so easy as it might seem.
4. For a start. Signor Crolla is quite right about the
maps. Even official War Office maps have sometimes shown
a distinction between the Aden Protectorate and the Hadramaut.
In addition, semi-official publications like the Colonial
Office list have, I think I am right in saying, included
descriptions/
H.R. Cowell, Esq., C.M.G.
Colonial Office.
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This file relates to boundaries in the Arabian Peninsula. The file begins with a Foreign Office memorandum (and an enclosed map) dated 30 April 1934, which provides a brief recent history of disputes and agreements regarding the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of modern-day Saudi Arabia.
The remainder of the file, which dates from 1937, contains correspondence between the Foreign Office and the Colonial Office discussing the precise extent of the Aden Protectorate. Also discussed are the respective British and Italian interpretations of the Rome Understanding of 1927. The correspondence includes a second Foreign Office memorandum dated 23 August 1937 and entitled 'The Growth of the Aden Protectorate'.
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.
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- 1 file (38 folios)
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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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 40; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/2158
- Title
- Coll 6/85 'Arabia. Boundaries in: Interpretation of Rome Understanding of 1927.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:37v, 39r:39v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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