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'File 53/54 V (D 129) Kuwait Blockade' [152r] (287/384)
The record is made up of 1 volume (193 folios). It was created in 31 Oct 1935-1 Apr 1937. It was written in English. 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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some limitation of caravans is necessary ?or the working of
the system, but that their number is a detail which can be
settled according to requirements of trade vtien the ^-reement
came into force.
C /fhat no bedouin shoula be allowed to carry ^ood s
from Kuwait unless they hold a special written per-
mission rrom the >-ai-ial frontier official concerned ,
also tliao such -Dedouirj. should leave Kuwait in caravans*
Your iSxcellency pointed out timt this was impossible
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since large numbers of Bedouin come daily into Kuwait to
make small purchases, and it would be quite impracticable to
insist that each of them should have written permission for
this purpose, or that they should leave Kuwait only in
caravans•
However Your Excellency was prepared to give a
pledge that on this point, as on all others, you were
prepared to do in your utmost to see that smuggling did not
occur. In this connection Your Excellency pointed out that
you and. your officials knew what the needs of the Bedouin were
and w© could check any excessive purchases which might be
made with intent to smuggle*
D. The Saudi su^estion that there should be en agreement
about the riBmer in vfliich smugglers should be punished
when th qy are Kuwaiti subjects and the manner in
which fcmi-^lers should be punished when they are
Saudi subjects*
Your Excellency 1 s reply to this was thcxt naturally
the extent of the penalty would depend on 1iie magnitude
of the offence, and that you would use your discretion in
inflicting suitable punishments.
aaudl pT-nnosal as to control of goods which leave I,
Kuwait by sea»
Your Bxoellenoy quite agreed that this was
reasonable precaution and that owners of boats, on their
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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 the two parties and the file contains detailed notes regarding negotiations between them at a conference held in Kuwait.
The file also contains translated copies of correspondence between the Kuwaiti and Saudi Arabian delegations and translated correspondence between British officials and Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ the ruler of Kuwait.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (193 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of topics discussed in the file is contained on folio 1A.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: A bound correspondence volume.
Foliation: Some of the file's folios have Foreign Office index numbers circled in red crayon or red ink. There is a modern foliation sequence, which should be used for referencing. It is written in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins with the first item of correspondence, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 201. The following folios are missing from the sequence: f 2, f 4, f 6, f 8, f 10, f 22 and ff 24-29. The file contains the following foliation error: 1, 1A.
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- IOR/R/15/1/518
- Title
- 'File 53/54 V (D 129) Kuwait Blockade'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 3r, 5v, 7r:7v, 9r:9v, 11r:21v, 23r:23v, 30r:159v, 161r:200v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence