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'File 53/57 I (D 35) Jariyah [Jahra] Affair and Boundary Dispute between Bin Saud and Shaikh of Kuwait' [‎16r] (44/660)

The record is made up of 1 volume (328 folios). It was created in 18 Apr 1920-16 Nov 1921. 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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tranalation of a lettar dated 2«th shaban 1538 (=l«th
May 19Sao )(reo0iT9d ^9th May 19^0) from alia 3aurl to tho
Political Agents Bahxraim#
After Gompixmants,
I bag to i»forin you that the Shaikh of Kuwait has re-
.
oently been oommittlia^ certain misdeed®, he has beesi threat-
eaiag (with toroe) Subjects (the imtair) who have settled at
^iWUXiH (araiyat), deoiariKig all the Mutair to be enemies;
Other reportshare also reached me equally bad. I do aot k^iow
at ail what is at- the bottom of these aotiosas# It may be he
(Salem)has some grievastad which I am uitaware of. For my part
I still rstaia feelii^s of friendship for Shaikh Salem and
his people, for two reasons firstly because of my old friendship
with him and his father, which has coktlmued unbroken and
secondly because of his relations with H.B.tt's GOTernment. In
spite of i^ews receired I am reluctant to act. I hare not
become estranged in spite of these amd other misdeeds connectec
with his ow» relatives and people of Kuwait generally. For the
above reasons, x have not allowed anything untoward to happen
so far. aad it been a case between Salem and I we c^uld have
settled the matter direct, but not it concerns the Hi^h Govern
ment. 2 have taken no action pending reference to you- Hence
I write to your Honour. If Salem has right or any Just cause*
j .or his actions then I am prepared to accept# same. If his
intention is disuespect and purposeful misunderstanding then
I trust that you will look into the matter before the affair
gyows bigger; Either let us settle the matter between ourselv
and every one will know thenpesult, or there should be a con
troller who will settle the matter for us and punish the wron
,
doe®. lour wisdom requires no further advice#
,
Kindly expedite a reply, usual Ending.

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This file contains correspondence regarding the conflict between Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ of Kuwait and Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)] of Nejd [Najd].

As well as correspondence between British officials on this topic, the file contains a large number of translations of correspondence between Ibn Saud and the British 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. in Bahrain and Shaikh Sālim and the British 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. in Kuwait. The file also contains translations of letters from Ibn Saud to various tribal leaders and translations of correspondence between Ibn Saud and Shaikh Sālim. The original copy of a letter (and a number of enclosures) sent by Shaikh Sālim to 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. in Kuwait in September 1920 is contained in the file on folios 118-122.

The file contains an account of the Battle of Jahra (between the forces of Kuwait and Nejd) authored by James Carmichael More, 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. in Kuwait in October 1920 (ff. 170-174).

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1 volume (328 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

An index of topics discussed in the file is contained on folio 1.

Physical characteristics

Condition: A bound correspondence volume, some its pages have come unbound.

Foliation: The file's foliation is written in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins with the first item of correspondence, on number 1, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 319. The file contains the following foliation errors: f 125 is followed by f 125A; f 308 is followed by ff 308A-B and f 284 is omitted.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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