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'File 4/41 Kuwait State: Iraqi Consulate in Kuwait' [13r] (25/38)
The record is made up of 1 file (17 folios). It was created in 16 May 1949-14 Sep 1949. 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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Mfc
ti°* 1&3
(662/11/49)
British >jiibauay t
EWOIM.D
10th August* 1949
Sir,
£
■ ** 7
With reference to the -ustba&aa&or , a
deepetch Ko. 103 of the 25th May# 1949,
about the opening of an Iraqi Consulate in
Kuwait, I have the honour to enclose a
translation of a Note Verbal© ffoxa the Iraqi
Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeking the
agreement of His Majesty* a Government in the
United Kingdom to the opening of an Iraqi
Consulate in Bahrain.
8* . I should be glad to know how I am
to i^ply to the Iraqi Government regarding
both Kuwait and Bahrain. I see from corres
pondence resting ^.th your telegram No. 454 of
the 23rd July that the Iraqis have already
unofficially approached a notable of Bahrain
to act as honorary Consul for them there.
I am sending copies of this despatch
and its enclosure- 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.
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, the Head of the British Middle
East office. His Majesty’s Consul-General in
Basra, and 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.
in Kuwait.
I have the honour to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your moat obedient
humble servant.
The Fight Honourable
Qlenent k* Attlee, M.P.,
etd., etc., etc.
“
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This file contains correspondence between British officials in Iraq and Kuwait concerning a request made by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs to establish an Iraqi consulate in Kuwait. The political implications of agreeing to this request (and a similar one made by the United States Government) are discussed in detail in the file.
The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence between the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (translated into English) and the British Embassy in Baghdad, including a copy of the request to establish a consulate in Kuwait (folio 9).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (17 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 19; 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 2-18; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/228
- Title
- 'File 4/41 Kuwait State: Iraqi Consulate in Kuwait'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:13v, 15r:18v, 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