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'File 4/7 II Shaikh of Kuwait's Visit to Arab States, Europe , Etc' [56r] (111/346)
The record is made up of 1 file (171 folios). It was created in 13 Jul 1937-31 Oct 1949. 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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Encloeure to Mr•Stonehewer-Bird*s letter Ho.72/1182/3 of
January 12th, 1940.
Copy of letter from Captain de Gaury dated Riyadh December
22nd.,1939, to Mr.Trott.
The often deferred visit of the Shaikh of Kuwait, when,
this month, it at last took place, was a long one from
December 1st to the 20th.
it seemed to be a great success, although at one moment,
near the end of the visit, the Shaikh did complain to me that
life in Riyadh was "Prison'* - that it lacked "society" and
"amusement"# This however may have been an attempt to draw
me into criticising Riyadh, which i avoided, or to make me
praise Kuwait's amenities.
Everything to please the Shaikh which could be done
was done. The King and Court went quite a long way out to
meet the Shaikh on the day of his arrival. He was installed
in the new guest quarters of the new Murabba Palane. There
were dinner parties every night and several banquets, for a
hundred people or more •
He accompanied the King to the town Palace every day and
sat v/ith him while he hfcld audiences. They spent most after-
noons motoring together and went for a few days to the new
agricultural development at KHARJ, south-east of Riyadh.
Both the King and the Shaikh attacked me separately
about the Kuwait agreements, his Majesty’s Government were
very slow about these agreements. That there was no agree
ment to be made public, now that they had both met on such
cordial terms, would be difficult to explain away, it
would be obvious that the delays came from His Majesty's
Government»
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This file contains correspondence regarding proposed and actual trips abroad that were made by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.
This includes details of plans that were made for trips to Egypt, India, Iraq and England that do not appear to have ultimately materialised, and visits that Shaikh Ahmad made to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, in 1939 and 1949 respectively. The political context of these trips as well as the practicalities and travel arrangements involved are discussed.
The majority of the correspondence is between British officials, but the file also contains some correspondence between Shaikh Ahmad and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait that is in Arabic (accompanied by English translations).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (171 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 173; 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 1-172; 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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/187
- Title
- 'File 4/7 II Shaikh of Kuwait's Visit to Arab States, Europe , Etc'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:43v, 45r:77v, 79r:103v, 106r:130v, 132r:172v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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