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'File 61/7 (D 65) Bin Saud's relations with the Sheikh of Kuwait' [87r] (178/409)
The record is made up of 1 volume (200 folios). It was created in 26 Apr 1922-27 Jul 1929. 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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E.O. No. 146-u,
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POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
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KUWAIT.
2181 HoYeiaber ifc23.
Xour I >o0 o letter Ko, 641-5, dated thje 14tii JsioveDiber 1923
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As I aald in zy telegrtm Ko # i34-S of 5Ui N ore giber, Shaikh
Ahaad h&a agreed to chare Bower 1 b pay ana expera&eB with Ibn
Sa^ud If Ibn Ca'ud agrees - which h« says he i» sure he will
not. As a matter of fact I had rather diffjeuaty in., getting
hint to agree to title, as at firat he wanted to wait and aee
what Sa f ud eaid.
I mentioned to hin in tlie ecmr&e of conversation the
otlier day what a difference Bower was siafcing, to the receipts
at Bahrain, hut it appeared to leave hin quite cold. He is
certainly not a hit keen on the proposal at all, and has, X
expect, been put off it by 'Ahdul Latif, the Director of
Cuatoma.
The Hon'ble Lieut. Colonel A. P. Trevor, C.a.I. f Cfel.B, >
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.
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B U S H I R E.
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- Content
The volume consists of letters (in English and Arabic), telegrams, and memoranda, the majority of which concern Najd-Kuwait relations. The correspondence is mostly between Ibn Sa'ud, Sheikh Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah of Kuwait, the High Commissioner of Iraq, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, the Political Agencies in Bahrain and Kuwait, the Colonial Office, Foreign Office, and 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. , all in London, and the Government of India in Bengal.
Two main subjects are discussed in the correspondence. The first is the dispute over customs duties between Ibn Sa'ud and the ruler of Kuwait, including the nature of the problem and British attempts to solve it. The second is the Nationality Certificates issued to Najdi subjects in Kuwait, by Ibn Sa'ud. The latter half of the file also contains correspondence and several lengthy memorandums regarding the tribes of the region, especially those of the Ikhwan, and recent movements and hostilities along the Kuwait, Iraq, and Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan borders with Najd.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (200 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in chronological order. There are numerous enclosures that are from an earlier date.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The sequence starts from the title page and ends on the inside back cover. The numbers are written in pencil and can be found in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. There are the following irregularities: 1A, 1B, and 1C; 71a1 and 71a2; 85A1, 85A2, and 85B; 89A1 and 89a2; 90A1 and 90a2. Eight individual folios have been given a number range, rather than a single number, written respectively as: 36-37; 48-49; 54-56; 61-63; 101-102; 132-135; 169-170; 180-181.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 61/7 (D 65) Bin Saud's relations with the Sheikh of Kuwait'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:36v, 38r:48v, 50r:54v, 57r:61v, 64r:66r, 67r:71v, 71ar:71av, 72r:85v, 85br:85bv, 86r:90v, 90ar:90av, 91r:101v, 103r:114v, 115ar:115bv, 116r:123v, 124v:125v, 126v:132v, 136r:169v, 171r:180v, 182r:198r, 199r:205v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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