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'File 61/7 (D 65) Bin Saud's relations with the Sheikh of Kuwait' [178r] (356/409)
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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Translation of letter dated the 3ri Ra"bi ath-thani
1346 from His Excellency Shaikh Ahmad al Jahir as-
Suhah, C.I.2., Huler of Kuwait to the
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.
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Kuwait.
A/u • ,
I have received your letter No. 142 dated the
2nd instant (i.e. 20,9.1927) and noted the contents
regarding •Abdullah tin Hamad an-Nafisi, and the
papers he had received from H.M. King 'AMul 'Aziz
as-Sa'ud.
I "beg to inform you that I had the information
about the papers as soon as they were received "by the
aforesaid person and at that time I had called him and
enquired about them. He said "I have no information
about them except that I have received a letter from
H.M. King * Abdul 'Aziz with which those papers were
attached with an order to forward them to Zubair for
H.M's Najd subjects residing in ♦Iraq." He said that
he had actually sent them to Zubair.
We of course will never agree for any person
to interfere in such matters in Kuwait. The above
person is ixSciKiial a merchant by profession and is
the agent for King 'Abdul ♦Aziz and looks after his
private affairs.
In addition to my first enquiry I called him
again ant repeated my questions in regard to those
papers in reply to which he said "I did not taam inter
fere in any body's case at Kuwait and it is not possi
ble for me to do so*' . We told him that we did not
accept any agent or representative of any Power or
Government whether he interfered in the matter of
subjects or did not, and warned him not to interfere.
We have totally prevented him from doing so.
Usual Ending.
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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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