'File 4/34 Kuwait Territorial Waters'

Title:

'File 4/34 Kuwait Territorial Waters'

Date:

1946/1948

Description:

Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the legal status of the water just of Kuwait bay and the extent of Kuwait's territorial waters. It also contains broader discussions concerning the delineation of the continental shelf in the Persian Gulf.The correspondence is primarily between British Government officials, but the file also contains a limited amount of correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (in Arabic accompanied by English translations) and officials of the Kuwait Oil Company.In addition to correspondence, the file contains notes of a meeting concerning the continental shelf in the Persian Gulf, which was held at the Foreign Office on 23 October 1947, with representatives of the Ministry of Fuel and Power, the Admiralty, and the Commonwealth Relations Office all present.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 56; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-56; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled and have been crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Territorial waters

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000d8_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000d8_en
IOR/R/15/5/221
IOR/R/15/5/221

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