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'File 4/9 I Anglo-Kuwait Relations' [207r] (422/436)
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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a la ger Station in case land for tnia zaignt not at some
future date be available e.g. by reason or its acquisi
tion by tne Kuwait uil Compart/. i‘nis aspect of tne
qj estion was conveyed to tae Air ministry, w&o are of
tne opinion tnat tnere is ample accosaaodat ion totn for
the Oil Qompany and tneiaselves (viae correspondence
ending wi tn
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.
telegram 221 oC tne 22nd
January iy57) m d t oat tnerefore no action seems
necessary at present,
11. tfrom wnat I have written my personal views *ill be
obvious: that if Maval and/or Hoy&l Air Force utations are
establisned at Kuwait this action a nould be taicen purely on
strategic or recreational grounds, of which tne Naval and
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Rcyal Air iforoe autHori«i«8 are tne beet judgee, since I am not I
of opinion that the establishment of such stations would nave
&r?y material political effect.
12. At tne Meeting neid on October otn 1^53 (already
referred to) ftendel drew attention to tne fact tnat in tne event
of serious aisgovernment by tne Ruler of Kuwait such as
prejudicially to affect foreign citizens in Kuwait, we might
find ourselves in a difficult position ris a vis tne foreign
Power concerned. Tnia n&s now been met by tne Kuwait Order- in-
Council of mb by which the subjects of non- Moslem Foreign
Powers (it was American subjects waoa we had particularly in
mind in view of possible oil developments ) are definitely put
under the jurisdiction of 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.
. #ith regard
to the gap in our control referred to in paragraph 9 (2) above:
tmt tne Shaikh, unlike tne Kulers of tne other tfhaikhdoma, can
cosnunioate with Foreign Halers. When tne Trade Agreement
between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia is concluded this gap will be
.
filled /
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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.
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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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- 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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