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'File 53/54 VII (D 150) Kuwait Blockade' [119r] (252/466)
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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March, 1959) that they must conform to a regulation. Whatever
the Shaikh # s motives may he, and I daresay he does not think
that the value of trade to he brought "by the merchants will
compensate for the loss of Sedouin traffic brought ahout "by
restricting their movements, to impose restrictions on the
Bedouin would he most difficult in practice. Bin Saud himself
has had to lift the blockade unofficially, and for these reasons
alone the Shaikh's insistance on the free movement of the
Bedouin is, I think, sound.
Shaikh's paragraph 5 (x) is a fresh ohjeotion trntthe Saudis
* /tfl ^ ^
are not insistant on this amendment (vide paragraph (11)
enclosure 2 to Jedda despatch No. 51 of 19th March, 1939).
Shaikh's paragraph 6 (i). This is a reversion to the
original wording.
^ h
Shaikh's paragraph 6 (iii). I have attempted to get chap
ter and verse for the Shaikh's statenient, "but can get nothing
comprehensive and conclusive. What does emerge is (a) that the
Eashiyada are still "servants" of the Shaikh and (b) the Awazim
were "servants", "but ahout two thirds gave their allegiance to
Bin Saud during the Jkhwan movement. The remaining third are
the fishermen of Kuwait and inhabitants of the islands, (c)
The Ajman and Mutair have likewise mostly gone over to Bin Saud.
Shaikh's paragraph 7 (i) last sentence. The Shaikh's sti
pulation to consult His Majesty's Government is new. I think
we need not take up this point now as it is proposed hv the
- ib.ffv
Foreign Office (vide paragraph 3 (i) of loreign Office letter
No. E.2671/34/25 of the 4th May, 1939) to omit or correct the
article. When this has been done the matter can he exolained
to the Shaikh.
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.
, Kuwait.
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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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- 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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