CONFIDENTIAL
FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.
October 15, 1959.
(BA 1531/9)
The answer to your letter 1532/59 of August 23 about the
abandonment of part of P.D.T.C.'s concession in Ras Al Khaimah has
been delayed by my leave.
2. I am getting maps of the undisputed territory of Ras Al
Khaimah produced, and the descriptions of the limits (from south to
north) in the two areas where the frontiers of the Shaikhdom have
not been settled are as follows:
(1) The Shihuh area:
From Jabal Sgail the line runs to the mouth of the Wadi
Nahail and thence northwards along the western edge of the
mountains as far as the Wadi Hagil. The Wadi Hagil and its
tributaries are skirted to the east, leaving them within the
limits of Ras Al Khaimah and from thence the line runs to the
western edge of the mountains of Dhaiyah and runs northwards
along that edge, cutting across the mouths of the Wadis
Ghalila and Sha'am.on on reaching the Watershed of the
mountain range immediately north of the Wadi Sha'am the
line turns westwards along that watershed, and reaches the sea
at Ras Al Qir (Qavarat) which is sometimes known as Ras Sha'am.
(11) The Aswad area:
From Jabal Abu Faraj the line follows the watershed
between the Wadis Qor and Hatta in an easterly direction as far
as Jabal Hasat Al Baiaha. From there it continues to Naia
Reha and the wall at Mijaze. Thence limit turns northwards and
crosses the Wadi Qor at Faidhat Umm Al Ghar. It continues to
Jabal Quwaijera and to the west of Jabal Butaiyyin to the
Watershed between the Wadis Umm Al Ghaf and Hilu south of Balah
and Makhadha. It then continues up the watershed between the
Wadi Hilu and the Wadis Qor and Manai to the wall cutting the
Wadi to the south of Jabal Legla'a, etc.
I agree with the point in paragraph 3 of your letter under
reference, that no mention of the special area need be made in the
oil company's agreement to abandon part of their Ras Al Khaimah
concession. After all, as I see it the oil company has no rights
in the special area under the 1957 settlement which depend on the
Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah's rights there, since the latter only
has the right to one-third of any revenue from mineral resources
in the area.
I am copying this letter to Ford in Bahrain.
H. B. Walker, Esq.,
Political Agency,
DUBIA.
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