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'File 4/6 II Kuwait-Iraq Frontier' [172r] (343/440)
The record is made up of 1 file (218 folios). It was created in 21 Nov 1939-7 Nov 1949. 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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Dated the 22nd Apr11 f 1948
CONFiW*' 1 lAL
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Please refer to Harrison^ letter Hc.Ext«223/48
dated the 29th January 1948 to you about the Iraq-Kuwalt
frontier.
2. In addition to the Iraq Petroleum Company Colonel
Johnson the Director General of Ports and Navigation Basrah
may soon be pressing for the demarcation of this frontier as
he Is seriously think of the Installation of port facilities
at Dm® qasr. ^
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3. Further Tandy has reported that the Shaikh of Kuwait
who is now concerned to prevent smuggling across this frontier
vide nay letter No.737-S dated the 14th April to His Majesty’s
Ambassador| Baghdad y (copy sent to the Foreign Office under
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
endorsement No .15 of the 17th April) also now appears
anxious that this frontier should be demarcated as he wishes to
build and man one or more posts in its vicinity in order to put
a stop to smuggling and frontier incidents generally.
4. In these circumstances would you kindly let me know
if there is any prospect of the demarcation of this frontier
being taken up in the near future.
5.
Kmbassy
I am sending a copy of this letter to the Baghdad
Sd/- W.R. Hay.
\
B.A.B. Burrows 9 Esquire,
Foreign Office,
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SECRET
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PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
RESIDENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
BA HRAIN
Dated the 22nd April, 1948
Copy forwarded with compliments tos-
1. H.M's Ambassador, BAGHDAD . No.776-S (53/57)
2. 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.
, KUWAIT . No.K/9 (53/57)
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This file contains correspondence regarding the demarcation of the Iraq-Kuwait frontier including issues related to a disagreement between the governments of Iraq and Kuwait regarding the location of a specific border marker, smuggling between the two countries and the development of Umm al-Qasr port in Iraq and the potential implications thereof.
The primary correspondents in the file are British officials from the Foreign Office, 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. , the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, the Commonwealth Relations Office, the British Embassy in Baghdad and the British Consulate in Basra.
The file also contains a letter to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait from the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (in Arabic with English translation) and a limited amount of correspondence with the Government of Iraq (folios 46 and 110).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (218 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 220; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 2-219; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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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/15/5/185
- Title
- 'File 4/6 II Kuwait-Iraq Frontier'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:36v, 38r:45v, 47r:109v, 111r:219v, 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