Land and sea boundaries

This file relates to Kuwait's land frontiers and seabed boundaries. It contains:

• A record of talks held in Tehran, from 17 to 22 December 1960, between Kuwaiti and Iranian delegations including the role of Ashraf Lutfi Kuwait's Assistant Secretary of State
• A note dated 8 February 1960 from HMG to Iran referring to Saudi Arabia's possible interest in respect of the Kuwait-Saudi Neutral Zone
• A protest from Iran to HMG concerning the Kuwait Government's actions prejudicing the meeting
• A memorandum advising the Kuwait delegation to negotiate for a three-mile limit prepared by A R Walmsley
• Theoretical notes prepared by Commander R H Kennedy for a conference on the law of the sea 2 April 1958.

This file also includes documents relating to the Saudi border and the Neutral Zone, with correspondence on:

• The reluctance of both the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Abdulla Al Saleem Al Sabah and the Acting Ruler Sheikh Abdulla Al Mubarak Al Sabah to negotiate with Saudi Arabia
• HMG's lack of diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia
• The encouragement given to Mr Higuchi of the Arabian Oil Company to reach understanding with Saudi director of Oil Affairs Sayyed Abdulla Tariqi
• Abdulla Tariqi's proposals for a border demarcation conference involving Iraq, Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
• The jurisdiction of Quru [Qaruh] and Umm Al Maradim Islands
• HMG's recognition of the island of Farsi as Saudi
• The Ruler of Kuwait’s visit to meet King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud in Riyadh
• The appointment of Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Sabah and Mustafa Hafiz Wahba as Kuwait and Saudi commissioners of the Neutral Zone
• Ashraf Lutfi’s assessment of the Neutral Zone, including Gurain and Ainal Abd
• The 1922 Kuwait–Najd Boundary Convention
• Articles of unratified Anglo-Turkish Convention of 29 July 1913 demarcating Kuwait.

It also contains correspondence relating to:

• Kuwait Oil Company's strike at Minagish
• A Japanese strike on the seabed of the Neutral Zone
• An Arabian Oil Company strike near the ‘imaginary line' in the seabed dividing the Neutral Zone from the Saudi area with sketch map
• A strike by the National Iranian Oil Company and Italian oil company Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (Eni) offshore in Persia
• R A Beaumont's acknowledgment of the poor outcome obtained by Bahrain in border discussions with Saudi Arabia
• Notes on a lecture on boundary disputes given by J Terry Duce to the Royal Institute of International Affairs.