"ملف ٦/٤ I الحدود الكويتية-العراقية" [و‎‎٢‎٣‎٠] (٧٥١/٤٦٩)

mile south of Saf van to the junction of the Khor 7/a hair and the
Xhor Abdullah, although there is room for doubt as to the exact
way i n which tills line should appear on a map* The line represent**
ing this sector of the frontier on the enclosed sketch-map has been
^on older maps and is not, in the view of His Majesty^ Government,
the best line which can be deduced from the definition. In their
view this line should be drawn straight from a point a mile south
of Gafwan to the tri-junction of the Khor Jubair, the Khor She tana
and the Khor as-Sabiya, since this point as Nearly as
possible the junction of the Khor flubair and the Khor Abdullah.
Careful examination of the results of the recent survey do not
suggest to His Majesty’s Government that any material point can
be involved.
7* In general, as you will observe, this drawing of the northern
sector of the Koweit-Ira* frontier has the general support of the
maps attached to the 1913 Anglo-Turkish Convention and to the print
of the 1923 exchange of letters referred to in paragraph 4 of your
despatch. The curve by which this sector has hitherto seen
represented on the ^International* Asia map on a sc*le of 1/1,000,000
issued by the War Office does not appear to rest on any forn^l
agreement and cannot even be regarded as an illustration of local
practice, still leas, of course, as an authoritative interpretation,
of any existing instrument.
Government of India in consultation with the Political Resident
and the Politicsl Agent at Kbweit (to whom a copy of this despatch
an early date, approach the Iraqi Government in whatever manner
you think best and endeavour to obtain their concur. en-e in the
marking, on future maps, of the frontier a ' - . - >
3. I shall be glad if, subject to your views and to those of the
is being sent by the Secretary of State for India), you will, at
preceding paragraphs.
I am, with great truth and respect,
Sir»
Your excellency 1 s ooedient servant,
(5*or the secretary of State)
Archibald Clark Kerr,
K.C.M.G-.,
'C. etc. etc.
Bagdad.
(Sd.) G* W. Hendel.