Kuwait-Iraq frontier demarcation

This file relates to the demarcation of the frontier between Iraq and Kuwait. It contains correspondence concerning:

• The activities of HMG and British diplomats as an intermediary between the two governments
• The arguments for and against demarcation at the present time
• A hand drawn map [enclosed] showing the Safwan police post, well locations and telegraph line
• H R P Dickson's views on the frontier line and allegations by him that the Iraqi Government was constantly encroaching by sending police spies dressed as Bedouin
• Smuggling aided by Iraqi Frontier Police and Customs Officials
• The possibility that the Kuwait Oil Company Limited may decide to go prospecting or drilling in the area south of Jebel Sanam
• The position of Umm Qasr in relation to the frontier and possible confusion over modern references to the Umm Qasr jetty erected during the Second World War and older references to the fort.