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'File 53/54 VII (D 150) Kuwait Blockade' [146r] (306/466)
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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Confidential.
D.O. No. C/410
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Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Kuwait,
3rd December, 1939.
Will you please refer to my telegram No. c/404
of the E9tli November, 1939?
2. His Higlmess left in a most secretive manner,
why I cannot imagine. On the £8th morning His Highness
called on me, and told me that he had decided to visit
Ibn Saud. He said that he would go hawking in two or
three days 1 time, and would go straight on as he did not
wish anyone to Imow of his intention before he had
actually left. He left Kuwait during that night, and
the next morning sent back for his retinue and Nafisi.
At the same time he sent a message to shaikh Abdulla Salim
telling him that he had gone to Riyadh. I am told that
His Highness himself proposed the visit to Bin saud,
and that Bin Saud sent a letter by a special messenger
towards the end of Ramadhan expressing his acquiescence.
3. As His Highness made such a mystery of the whole
affair, combined with the fact that I am watching special
ly for any mention of Kuwait affairs on the Berlin Radio,
I did not send the news to London for the Arabic Broad
cast. I propose to follow the same course regarding
His Highness f s return to Kuwait. K
ae Hon'ble Lieut-Col. C.G. Prior, CIE.,
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
at Bahrain.
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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 View the complete information for this record
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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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