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‘1/1 Volume III Koweit Saudi Relations’ [38r] (80/474)
The record is made up of 1 volume (233 folios). It was created in 30 Mar 1935-4 Jul 1935. 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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ooneentx«te cm the Customs posts end mnlfest system end make
that the major lame*
spent tts&y months and years thinking over the matter) nas for
Bln Sand hl&s&f to give him a per soon 1 letter under his own
seal and signature to the effect that he (Bln Send) appointed
him (Sheikh -Usoadj aa his personal oo JLector of an customs taxes
on exports going out from Kuwait to &ajd t and that he (Bln s&ud)
would rely on his brother Ahsad’s honour and «ord as s noble
Arab, to *ptay falr w t and should there be good or poor custom
returns* he (Bln Baud) would never coca plain or murmur.
10* X give the above curious suggestion from the Bbalkh
erectly as he gave It to me - There la a good deal to be said
for It, I think, but X agree with the Shaikh that Bln Baud la
hardly likely to agree to such a way of settling the trouble.
Xl« cme final and very interesting personal rmaerk of the
ahslkh Is worth repeating* It was meant for ae only . He said
w Xn difficult and n^dkward asattsrs to be solved between Arab
States today and always* erery affort of a European or a
Christian Power* to get tham (the contesting parties) to
«xt1v*/«*> n ilarntRBritrxg, will fail, aisply bcoausa Arab rulers
in cuoh affairs, beliavad they could awnaa* their o*ra affair,
aa batmen themaelvea aa Mualicta, aueh better than if
Christiana intanraned. Thia aae a fixec principle, and liead/
responsibility
nothing to do with the Question of the moral mztiLxm. of a
with
Protecting Power which was only concerned defInitely,/illegal
hostile cmd purely aggressive acts on the part of the neighbour
with which the State was at variance*
The only possible alternative* he said* (end he had
have
iolitiaal Agent, Kuwait* ,
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Correspondence and other papers concerning relations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and efforts to negotiate the lifting of a trade blockade, imposed upon Kuwait at the orders of the King of Saudi Arabia, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd). The volume is a direct chronological continuation of ‘1/1 Volume II Koweit Saudi relations’ (IOR/R/15/5/110), and includes:
- Correspondence concerning the arrangements and negotiations for a conference between Kuwaiti and Saudi delegates, which was held in Kuwait in June 1935.
- Harry St John Bridger Philby’s plans to visit Kuwait around the time of the Kuwait conference, and presumptions amongst British officials as to the purpose of Philby’s visit.
- Copies of correspondence (in Arabic, with English translations) exchanged between the three Kuwaiti and three Saudi conference delegates.
- Notes on the discussions that took place between Kuwaiti and Saudi delegates at the conference, prepared by the Kuwait 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. (ff 137-146, ff 188-204).
- In May 1935, reports of an armed party of Saudis entering Kuwait territory, and a subsequent protest about the territorial infringement made by British officials.
The volume’s principal correspondents are: the Kuwait 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson); the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard William Craven Fowle); the British Government’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (Andrew Ryan).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (233 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; 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.
Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 6-233; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- ‘1/1 Volume III Koweit Saudi Relations’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, back-i, 2r:16v, 18r:27v, 29r:55v, 57r:64v, 66r:73v, 75r:78v, 80r:126v, 128r:135v, 137r:153v, 157r:173v, 177r:183v, 187r:199v, 205r:217v, 219r:219v, 221r:223v, 227r:234v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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