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'File 61/7 (D 65) Bin Saud's relations with the Sheikh of Kuwait' [94r] (196/409)
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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P.47S1.
N0.1727S dated
12.12.23
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ENCi-^iuRETO DESi'ArOH
J48r OF ;b///^0
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.
,
VJhitehall,
London, S.W.I.
20 J Gh December, 1923.
In reply to your letter of /ulie 14th
September, Mo.43397, I am directed by the Secretery
of State for India to forward,to be laid before the
Secretary of State for the Colonies, tne accompanying
copy of a telegram from the Government of India on
the subject of the extension of Nejdi influence in
Bahrein and Kov/eit.
In regard to the position at Kov/eit where
it seems the Sultan of Nejd has contemplated the
extension of his influence through the
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
of
Sheikh Abdullah -as-Salim, under cover of an arrange-
nent in respect of customs duties on -ooo-s passing
throurh Koweit to and from Nejd, the Secretary of
State shares the Government of India's diffidence in
offerin:.: any comment. But pyima facjL.e it v:ould
appear, as the Govern)lent 0- India sugges ^ .-la j uiiC
arrangement in question would, in any case, oe in
contravention of the spirit oi the uiicieroalcingsoiven
by Kis Majesty's Government in Article IX of the
Agreement of 15th Oct. 1907 with Sneikh Muoara^v o^.
Koweit (and repeated in the message of 5th July 1913
to Sheikh Salim) and by Ibn Saud in Article VI of
the Treaty of 26th December 1915: r and in contraven
tion of the letter also of these Agreements, if tne
arrangement were imposed on the Sheikh and people
of Koweit without their full consent. ..lore over,
however
THE UNDSR SECH^TAHY 0? STATE,
COLONIAL OFFICE.
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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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- Open Government Licence