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'File 4/9 I Anglo-Kuwait Relations' [131r] (270/436)
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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relations of all the Persian Oulf chiefs and the Sultan of
Muscat vrith ♦‘he Government of India;
(h) that r,e told Ibn Sa-jrt at the be ne time that His
Majesty’s Government had assured the Sheylch of Kuwait that
’•Ku'noit shall be recognised as an independent principality
under British protection”; and
(c) that no distinction is made in Article 6 of the
**reaty of Jedda between Kuwait and the otlier states named in it
3<. It was not questioned in the 1934 correspondence
that His Majesty’s Government were responsible for the
foreign relations of Kuwait, ‘-’"he fact that thev were so re
sponsible was stated in terms both by Col. Fowls and by
Mr. Laithwaite at the inter-departmental meeting held at
the Foreign Office on October 5th 1933. ^n the nub-
sesequent correspondence, fior* conveniently accessible in
Hrint B 6077/16/#!, attention was given to gaps in our
treaty relations with Kuwait. it was nowhere suggested
that there was any gap as i'egards our* right to conduct
the foreign relations of Kuwait. fl *
4. It is true that it was finally decided not to
pursue for the time being A he question of direct correspon
dence between Sheylch of Kuwait and Ibn Gaud. ‘J'his decision
was, however, tMcen on grounds of expediency not of law.
X concurred in it subject to one reservation, which does
not appear in the very brief record of the further meeting
at the foreign Office on November Pth 1934, at which the
decision was taken or recommended. It was suggested that
we should ”let well alone”. I said that X should orefer to
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (212 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/189
- Title
- 'File 4/9 I Anglo-Kuwait Relations'
- Pages
- 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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