[Un-numbered file] Dispute between Ibn Sa`ud and Shaikh of Kuwait: British Government's Proposals to Settle Kuwait-Najd Boundary Dispute by Arbitration; Defeat of Shaikh Salim at Jahra; Ikhwan Withdrawal; Truce Terminated by Ikhwan

Content

The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to:

• A dispute between Ibn Sa`ud and the Shaikh of Kuwait.
• British government's proposals to settle Kuwait-Najd boundary dispute by arbitration.
• Defeat of Shaikh Salim [Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ] at Jahra.
• Ikhwan withdrawal.
• Truce terminated by Ikhwan.

Discussion in the volume concerns statements about borders and accompanying agreements.

The principal correspondents in the volume include the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (Arnold Talbot Wilson); the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait (James Carmichael Moor); the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait (Harold Richard Patrick Dickson); the Deputy Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire; the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Salim al Mubarak al Sabah); Ibn Sa'ud.

Extent and format

1 volume (170 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 171; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional irregular foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/5/105

History of this record

Date(s)

19 Aug 1920 (CE, Gregorian)

Exhibition history

At least one file is missing between R/15/5/105 and R/15/5/106, giving details of relations between Kuwait, Iraq and Najd in 1923-24.

Subjects

RulersDiplomacyDesertsTravel

Places

Najd

People & organisations

Civil Commissioner, MesopotamiaDistrict Magistrate, BahrainEmir of Najd and Hasa

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[Un-numbered file] Dispute between Ibn Sa`ud and Shaikh of Kuwait: British Government's Proposals to Settle Kuwait-Najd Boundary Dispute by Arbitration; Defeat of Shaikh Salim at Jahra; Ikhwan Withdrawal; Truce Terminated by Ikhwan, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/105, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000034> [accessed 8 July 2024]

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