Author
the British Government on the extent of Kuwait territorial waters
Publication Date
10 Jul 1939-12 Apr 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
366
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/L/PS/12/3924
Record ID
vdc_100000000648.0x0001ee
Library Location
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.
Date
10 Jul 1939-12 Apr 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file concerns the interest of the Kuwait Oil Company in exploring for submarine oil deposits beyond the limits of Kuwait's territorial waters, and the issue of territorial waters in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
generally, in the light of the United States Government's proclamation of 1945 concerning the continental shelf [the Truman Proclamation].
The papers include: a request from the Kuwait Oil Company to 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.
for a ruling by the British Government on the extent of Kuwait territorial waters, and proposals that the company should acquire an oil concession beyond Kuwait's territorial waters, 1939;
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.
minutes, and comments by the Admiralty, Petroleum Department, and Foreign Office concerning the issue, 1940; related maps; the decision that the issue should be left until the end of the war [the Second World War], 1940; copies of the proclamation issued by United States President Harry S Truman on 28 September 1945, stating that the resources on the continental shelf contiguous to the United States belonged to the United States [the Truman Proclamation] (e.g. folios 313-314); correspondence and memoranda 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 Ministry of Fuel and Power, the Government of India, 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and the Colonial Office, and minutes of interdepartmental meetings, discussing the effect of the continental shelf policy on British territories, 1945-48; the specific implications of the continental shelf policy to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
(for instance in the light of the Iranian claim to Bahrain); related maps; and a further expression of interest from the Kuwait Oil Company in obtaining marine oil rights beyond Kuwait territorial waters, October 1947.
There are no papers in the file dated 1941-44.
The Arabic language content of the file consists of a single letter from 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 (with English translation), dated 1947.
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.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Coll 30/186
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
'WEST INDIA ISLANDS AND CARIBBEAN SEA. SHEET I. COMPRISING FLORIDA STRAIT, BAHAMA ISLANDS AND GREATER ANTILLES. Compiled from most recent surveys. 1876. With corrections to 1937.'
2 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/3924, f 121
'ASIA. PERSIAN GULF'
2 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/3924, f 173
Map of Kuwait Bay
2 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/3924, f 175
Map of Kuwait Bay
2 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/3924, f 327
Map Showing the Boundary of an Area outside Kuwait Territorial Waters
2 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/3924, f 365
Map Showing the Boundary of an Area outside Kuwait Territorial Waters
2 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/3924, f 366
Map Showing the Boundary of an Area outside Kuwait Territorial Waters
2 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/3924, f 367
