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'File 5/C Kuwait Najd Boundary' [107r] (215/468)
The record is made up of 1 volume (231 folios). It was created in 1 Nov 1920-24 Feb 1923. 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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No.
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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.
To H, Shaikh Khaz^l, etc. ,
H. E. Shaikh Salia, etc.
After coapliaents.
With reference to our conversation on the subject. I telegraphed
Excellency's__ a u 66 eation to Sir Percy Cox that , son,
H.E. Shaikh Khaxal*a niB
Shaikh Chasib should go to Riyadh, accompanied by Shaikh Ahmad al-
Jabir and two or three Kuwait merchants, to try and make peace
Shaikh Salim
between Ibn Sa ud and v our x^cellency» an<i a letter from him
to the effect that he is coming merely as a peace maker, and not
in any sense of the word as an arbitrator.
I am pleased to say that Sir Percy Cox has replied that he approves
of the proposal and is extremely grateful to
Your
his
Excexleucy for it.
ue says tnat ne is aware that xbn Sa'ud would not accept
his x
Excellency's formal arbitration, and that, consequently, Shaikh
Chasib must go quite privately, as the son of a friend of both
parties who is anxious to help them to find a solution, and that,
so far as he is concerned, the mission will have his personal
blessing as a friend of all. He doubts whether it would be of any
use for Shaikh Chasib to discuss boundaries, and, in any case,
even should they fix any temporary boundary, it would have to be
subject to the approval of government. He agrees that the iiaportant
point is to make an effective truce amongst the tribes,
/ %
I hope this will have a good result. ' x *
Usual ending.
?th January 1921
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- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, printed reports, and notes for the period from November 1920 to February 1923 relating to the Kuwait/Najd boundary.
The main topics discussed include:
- The attack on Jahra by the Ikhwan
- Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Mission to Ibn Sa`ud, 1920
- Ikhwan raids
- Kuwait Mission to Ibn Sa`ud, 1921
- Death of Shaikh Salim, 1921
- Boundary settlement
The volume includes an index (folio 232) which lists topics including: air reconnaissance; boundary, Kuwait-Iraq; Chasib mission; Council for Kuwait; letters with Ibn Sa'ud; trade with Najd.
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. , Bahrain; 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 Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia, Baghdad (Arnold Talbot Wilson).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (231 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- 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 233; 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 2-232; 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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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/100
- Title
- 'File 5/C Kuwait Najd Boundary'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:12v, 14r:49r, 49r:49v, 49v:232v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence