‘Kuwait – Saudi Frontier.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Kuwait – Saudi Frontier.’
- Contributor:
- Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)
- Date:
- 1948/1949
- Description:
- Correspondence between the Political Agent at Kuwait (Gordon Noel Jackson), the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay), and other British Government officials, concerning the status of Gurain [Al Qurayn], located in the neutral zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Queries relating to a need to fix the boundary between the two countries were prompted by the Kuwait Oil Company’s plans to explore the area around Gurain.1 file (22 folios)The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (f 23) mirror the chronological arrangement.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 24; 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 2-23; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Concessions, Oil, Kuwait-Saudi Neutral Zone
Petroleum industry
Boundaries - Geographic region:
- Gurain
- Extent:
- 1 file (22 folios)
- Rights:
- Unknown
Open Government Licence - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000048_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000048_en
IOR/R/15/5/125 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers