'File 53/54 VII (D 150) Kuwait Blockade'
IOR/R/15/1/520
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The record is made up of 1 volume (227 folios). It was created in 7 Jan 1939-13 Jan 1940. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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This file contains correspondence related to a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the King of Saudi Arabia.
The correspondence is primarily between British officials attempting to mediate between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and relates to a number of agreements between them; a Bon Voisinage An agreement or treaty based on principles of 'good neighbourliness', often signed between countries which share borders. Agreement, an Extradition Agreement and a Trade Agreement.
The file contains draft copies of this legislation (in Arabic and English) and discusses the reaction of both parties to the various proposals.
The file also includes correspondence between British officials and Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (227 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: A bound correspondence volume.
Foliation: The file's main foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Circled index numbers in green and red crayon can also be found throughout the volume.
The file contains the following foliation errors: 1, 1A and 1B.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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- Archival file
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- IOR/R/15/1/520
- Former external reference(s)
- A Series: 53/54 VII Confidential Series: D 150
- Date(s)
- 7 Jan 1939-13 Jan 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/520
- Title
- 'File 53/54 VII (D 150) Kuwait Blockade'
- Pages
- 92r:93r
- Author
- Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/520
- Title
- 'File 53/54 VII (D 150) Kuwait Blockade'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1bv, 2r:91v, 93v:225v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence