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'File 4/9 I Anglo-Kuwait Relations' [25r] (58/436)
The record is made up of 1 file (212 folios). It was created in 10 Jul 1929-16 Aug 1937. 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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12 c
without our knowledge and consent. Eventually it was
agreed that the most suitable occasion for the proposed
representations to the Sheikh and Ibn Baud would be Ibn
Baud’s letter suggesting terms for the settlement of the
Saudi blockade of Koweit and warning the Sheikh against
Kis Majesty’s Government c
At the conclusion of the meeting SIR A 0 RYAN raised
the Question of the pressure which might be exerted upon
Ibn Baud in regard to the Saudi blockade of Koweit. This
blockade had one of two purposes 5 either to complete the
economic strangulation of Koweit and lead to its complete
absorption in Saudi Arab;ia s or else the safeguarding of
Saudi economic interests. His Majesty's Government could
not Possioly allow the first of these alternatives. The
Question therefore was what real force there was in Ibn
Saud's suggestion that his own purely economic interests
required the maintenance of the blockade. COLONEL FOWLE
suggested that we might well revert to the Sheikh's
proposal that Ibn Baud should have customs posts at a
given place along but outside the Koweiti border, and
that this might, if necessary, be coupled with a system
of manifests for Koweiti-Saudi trade. He gave it as his
opinion that even if Ibn Saud were to develop Ras Tanura,
possibly with American help, this port was not likely to
compete seriously with Koweit, which served quite a
different hinterland, nor was there any port between the
Koweit area and the Ras Tanura area which could be
successfully developed as a rival to Koweit,
COLONEL FOWLE suggested that on his return to the
Gulf
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding Britain's relationship with the Ruler of Kuwait and Britain's influence and role in the country generally. Specifically, the correspondence includes discussions concerning whether or not the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire should be transferred to Kuwait and if Britain should formally declare Kuwait to be a British Protectorate.
The file contains one letter in Arabic that was sent from the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait in 1930 (folio 9v).
In addition to correspondence, the file contains minutes of a number of meetings concerning Britain's relations with Kuwait that were held at the Foreign Office between 1933 and 1937.
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- 1 file (212 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 212; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-209; 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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- IOR/R/15/5/189
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- 'File 4/9 I Anglo-Kuwait Relations'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:8v, 10r:168v, 170r:212v, ii-r:ii-v, 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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