Sovereignty over islands in and territorial waters of Persian Gulf

This file contains correspondence relating to:

• Ownership and administration of the following Gulf islands, which are claimed by one or more of the Rulers under British protection: Failaka, Kubr; Qaru and Umm Al Maradim; Harqus; Das; Halul; Sir Abu Nu'air [Sir Abu Nu'ayr]; Abu Musa and Tunb; Sirri; the Quions; and Kuria Muria [Khuriya Muriya]. The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows approves of proposals that Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah's flags should be flown permanently over Abu Musa and Tunb. It also discusses the possibility of a Persian [Iranian] invasion (1-3)
• Recommendation by Burrows that the Qatar Petroleum Company not visit uninhabited Abu Dhabi islands (4)
• Question as to the effect small islands, such as Farsi and Arabi, would have on the median line principle in the Gulf. It includes an extract from the International Law Commission's final (1956) draft on the Law of the Sea (5)
• Ownership of the Khuriya Muriya islands. It includes a list of the male population of Al Hallaniyah (6)
• Anglo-American talks on various Middle East problems bearing upon the supply of oil to the free world, with particular attention to an agreed paper on the delimitation of the Gulf seabed and islands (7-9, 11-12)
• Gulf seabed and islands problem from the perspective of the Law of the Sea as it concerns shipping (10)