'File 4/22 I Construction of a Port in Kuwait Bay under Iraqi Control; Extension of the Iraqi Railway; Umm Qasr'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 4/22 I Construction of a Port in Kuwait Bay under Iraqi Control; Extension of the Iraqi Railway; Umm Qasr'
- Date:
- 1938/1941
- Description:
- This file contains correspondence between British officials in Kuwait, Iraq, Britain and India concerning the political implications and practical logistics regarding a proposal to construct a port under Iraqi control in Kuwaiti territory (and a related proposal to link the port to Basra by rail).Subsequently, the correspondence discusses an alternative plan to construct temporary port facilities for military use at Umm Qasr in Iraq, that was eventually followed instead. As well as the details of these specific proposals, the correspondence also discusses relations between Iraq and Kuwait, and Britain's position in both countries.The majority of the correspondence is between British officials but the file also contains a limited amount of correspondence between the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and the Political Agency in Kuwait (in Arabic with English translations).The file also contains a record of a conversation between Foreign Office officials and the Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs during a meeting held at the Foreign Office in London on 4 October 1938 (folios 54-56).1 file (230 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 232; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Three additional foliation sequences are present in parallel; between ff 3-6, ff 2-229, and ff 173-231; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
Arabic - Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Harbours
- Geographic region:
- Umm Kasr
- Extent:
- 1 file (230 folios)
- Rights:
- Unknown
Public Domain
Open Government Licence - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000cb_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000cb_en
IOR/R/15/5/208 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers