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'File 5/C Boundary questions: attacks on Ikhwan; dispute between Shaikh Salim and Ibn Sa`ud' [‎93r] (185/230)

The record is made up of 1 volume (114 folios). It was created in 8 Feb 1919-17 Aug 1920. 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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Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait,
ICth. July 19^0.
To H.E. Sliaildi Sali:a al-^ulDaralc ac-Subah, Ruler of' Kuwait.
After 1 complements.
As I infor led your Excellency verbally, The livil Jo .lissiou r
tcl^s rae in his telejrau as follows:.- .
1. I aa to remind Y.S. that the .inrslo-Turkish Convention vfas not
a document to which Ton Subah v.as an activ party, .if., i
drawn up under very different circumstances from the present,when
3a*ud> Rated the g loth. 3afar 133^.
2. His advice to Y.S. is to reply to Ibn 3a‘ud, politely re
fusing to sign the paper, invoking the friendly arbitration ox
thi British Government, and agreeing not to take any further \
action regarding Jariyah pending such arbitration.
3 . On receipt of a request from Y.2. for our good offices in
the matter, he is prepared to address ibn 3a*ud on the subject,
between Y.2, and Ibn Sa'ud or your plenipotentiaries. '•
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes from February 1919 to August 1920, mainly relating to boundary questions between Ibn Sa'ud and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Salim [Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ], as well as attacks on the Ikhwan and British relations with Ibn Sa'ud.

The volume includes an index (folio 115) to topics and people discussed in the file. The principal correspondents in the volume include: 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. , Kuwait (James Carmichael More); 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. , Bahrain (Harold Richard Patrick Dickson); Ibn Sa'ud; the Ruler of Kuwait; and the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.

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1 volume (114 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 115; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-114; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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'File 5/C Boundary questions: attacks on Ikhwan; dispute between Shaikh Salim and Ibn Sa`ud' [‎93r] (185/230), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/99, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100037072626.0x0000ba> [accessed 25 March 2025]

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