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'File 5/C Kuwait Najd Boundary' [196r] (393/468)
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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Translation of a lottor,
October 19 .1 ), from K#,:
TvUler of KOTa.tt, to tho
dated the 19th ..afar 1340 ( aist
. hhaikh Ahmad al-Jahir as-Ouhah,
folitioal A^ent, umlt.
fzer coarplimonts,
I have tho honour to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter Uo, 630 chi ted the 13th aafar 1340 ( 15th October
1921 5# the contents of which I have understood.
In reply 1 beg to state that when 8 • • h&ikh Khas * al
and ray uncle the late Shaikh Aalim formed the idea of my
f-oin-s to Hajd to visit li.K. shaildi 'AMuX 'Asi?- as-.-a'ud
and disoussed the natter with you, it was decided that you
should refer the question to U.... the ..ijh Couialssioner,
and that,if he a;>].roved, the Journey should take place.
Gn your referrim; to hiw, Kis hxeellency replied approvinfi
of the idea, hut said that my Journey should not he
official or con .acted with the oettleiaant of frontiers,*, to.
lut that it should he private, und ‘or the purpose of try-
«
tng to peace imii atop hostilities, as you informed
the late Shaikh alim in your letter fo. 0, dated th(; AVth
Rabl* II 1339 (7th January 1921), which was the letter
from which I learned 11.::. the High Commisoionor* a orders
on the subject, I conformed to his wishes In not entering
into any discussion with h*K, shaikh A dul ’Acis as- a’ud
on the Bo\mdary question. When I met Hi© Highness we cane
to an understanding regarding peace and the stopping; of
hostilities and friendly relations wore established betwoei
us out nothing was fixed regarding boundaries, 'here was,
however, a private talk between us in which he said on the
subject of boundaries:*there is no boundary between you
and mi but the boundaries of both are on©**; and I repfiod
in similrir terms. I trust tliat by God f s race the bonds of
friendsiilp between him and me will remain, and that no
misunderstanding will arise to cause a dispute between us
so long as wc arc viewed ^ith favour by His haj©ety*s
Goverument.
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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