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‘File 61/31 IV (D 120) Anglo-Saudi frontier negotiations’ [72r] (154/512)
The record is made up of 1 volume (255 folios). It was created in 30 Sep 1935-24 Mar 1936. 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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no . 70 (B. T.) Sq • ia d r on. .
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Ifth., October, lo'-p.
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'?I to In accordance with your movement Order do*4CX;
mm<L of ?. 10.35. 1 flew from Eimdl to SMI BAH on
(J # 10 . ”5, in Valentia £.3158 with l70 Balsuon and 3erfr 4 • "Ait ton
•as £nd Hlots. .On £.10.35 1 proceeded to B BT:!*;, hein/r
accomoanied by F it. £.1.Coates and F/0. O.O.Lott as passengers.
BAEIillii . At Bahrein I fo^nd a si rial from Political
Resident to the effect that the distance to be covered on the
reconnaissance was 4uQ miles plus some indeterminate distance to
be taken up in search. I then arranged for the despatch of 100
Fallons oC petrol and 10 gallons of oil to DOHA: this arrived
by launch during the evening of the 10th. I also rraaged with
F.H. by signal to meet him at TX)HA on his arrival there in H.-.S.
Lapin.
BOM. On 10.10.35, 1 flew to DOM. Althourh *here
was a wind of about 8 - 10 k.r.H. from 090° (i.e. in the direction
living the shortest runJ there was no difficulty in landing. The
Landing Gromd is easily found by reference to the town of "X)HA
and is sui table for Victoria and* Yalent ia aircraf t, though only
experienced pilots should be allowed to land towards
Bast
(Per.) A Persian custom allowing an individual to seek asylum at a designated location.
or esf.
Accompanied by the oiler three officers in the
i ff ru par 4 y i called on the Shaikh of Doha and then went
)ar<J Lupin and reported to iolitacal Resident (Lt.Col.
G. Loch. O.I.IJ.
After discus ion with r.d. and Comman din Officer,
Lipin, the following arrangements were made;
(a) The reconnaissance^woold begin at 0300 ho urs Gl» 1
on 11.10.^5 ; on comple'ion, the aircraft was to return to
BAHHEIN.
(b) Bahrein and Sharjah D/j' Stations were asked by
sinal to take simultaneous bearings of the aircraft every 10
minutes from 0330 until informed that reconnaissance was completed.
(c) H.ii.S. Lu, in would keep continuous T atch
from 0300 hrs for the period of the reconnaissance and IMM then
or 1G minutes each hour until the arrival ot the aircraft at
iAh ROlUi#
(d) i.fi.»hi 3 interpreter and one representative of
the Shaikhs of Doha and Abu Dhabi respectively would fly in the
aircraft.
On the roomin '* of H.lO.'hb, iinformed me that s
he himself and his interpreter woild fly but not the Shaikhs f
representatives. let in on information he ! i obtained on the
previous day, h.R. instructed me to carry out a rnot ilied i
reconnaissance which covered much less ground than was contemplated j
during the discussion in La in.
Oontinaed.
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- Content
The volume’s contents relate to ongoing negotiations between the British and Saudi Governments over the formal establishment of Saudi Arabia’s southern and eastern borders. The volume, which is a continuation of correspondence found in IOR/R/15/1/605, focuses on land which is covered by the Qatar Oil Concession, and is disputed by King ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd) of Saudi Arabia and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī of Qatar. The volume’s principal correspondents are Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Fowle, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, 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 Bahrain, and Andrew Ryan, British Minister at Jeddah.
Contents of the volume include:
- Correspondence relating to the arrangements and outcome of a Royal Air Force (RAF) aerial reconnaissance survey, conducted in October 1935, over Qatar’s projected southern boundaries;
- A map showing the reconnaissance route (folio 74B), a number of aerial photographs (folios 75-81), and a report of the reconnaissance (folios 72-73) are included in the volume;
- The Saudi Government’s response to the signing of an oil concession between the Shaikh ‘Abdullāh and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company;
- British objections to direct communication between Ibn Sa‘ūd and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh, with the assertion that such communication contravenes treaties signed with the British Government; discussion over the extent of Abu Dhabi’s territory, including a telegrammed report, written by Loch, dated 4 November 1935, of a conversation with Shaikh Shakbut bin Sultan of Abu Dhabi over his territories (folios 92-94);
- An RAF sketch map of the Qatar Peninsula (folio 146);
- A report of a conversation in January 1936 between Loch and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh concerning Qatar’s southern boundaries, with a sketch map included (folios 190-95);
- Suggestions of an earlier agreement between Qatar and the Saudi Kingdom predating Britain’s 1916 treaty with Qatar.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (255 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the volume to the latest at the end. There is a set of office notes at the end of the volume (folios 235-44) that mirror the chronological arrangement. An index at the front of the volume (folio 2) lists key topics covered, with a folio number which refers to the original uncircled pencil foliation system used throughout the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: There are two incomplete foliation sequences and one complete foliation sequence. The complete sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 1A, and ends on the last folio of writing, which is f 245. The following foliation anomalies occur: ff 1A-D; ff 74A-B.
Other characteristics: The volume contains a number of photographs (folios 75-81) which are housed in transparent polyester sleeves.
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- ‘File 61/31 IV (D 120) Anglo-Saudi frontier negotiations’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1br:1dv, 2r:26v, 29r:73v, 74ar:74av, 82r:132v, 135v:145v, 147r:151v, 157r:157v, 158v:171v, 173r:194v, 196r:249v, back-i
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