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'Final Record of a Meeting Held at the Foreign Office on Thursday October 5th [1933] to Discuss Relations between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Sheikh of Koweit' [18r] (35/50)
The record is made up of 1 file (25 folios). It was created in 11 Oct 1933. It was written in English. 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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INDI A 0FF1C3 . Provisional Nooe,.
CQj^iMlISL OBLIGATIONS 0? HIS IVAJKS Y 1 3 GOVZIM
B. 427. TOWARDS THE SHEIKH 0? KOVfEIT.
P.Z.6535/33.
A. Nature of ths unaertakln^s ^.iven .
By the Agreement of 23r(l January 1899 His Lajesty's
Government formally assured the Sheikh "of the good, offices
of the British Government towards you, your heirs and
successors, so long as you, your heirs and successors
scrupulously and faithfully observe trie conditions of the
said Bond", under which the Sheikh had pledged himself, his
heirs and successors, not to receive the agent or
representative of any power or government at Koweit without
the previous sanction of the British Government and not to
cede, sell, lease, or mortgage, or give for occupation or for
any other purpose, any portion of his territory to the
government or subjects of any other power without the
previous consent of His Majesty's Government.
2. By Article IX of the Secret A;-;reeu.0]it o/C loth
Octooer 1907 for tne lease of the Bunder shweikh foreshore,
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.
intimated that he was "duly authorised
on behalf of the precious Imperial English Government to
promise ana do hereby promise that the town of Koweit and
its boundaries likewise belong to sheikh i^obarak-us-Suba,
fiuler of Koweit, and to his heirs after him, and that all
Sheikh Lobarak's arrangements in the matter of customs etc.
and all his arrangements at the present day shall remain in
the hands of sheikh Mobarak-us-Suba, Huler of Kov/eit, and of
his heirs after him, and..." In consideration of this
promise the sheikh undertook not to levy customs aues in
excess of 4% on goods imported or exported by "the subjects
of the aforesaid English Government" save with the approval
of that 'Government.
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This is a printed memorandum containing a record of a meeting held at the Foreign Office on 5 October 1933 to discuss relations between Great Britain and the Sheikh of Koweit [Kuwait], Aḥmad bin Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, particularly in regards to Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Aziz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān Āl Sa‘ūd]. The following were present at the meeting: Mr George William Rendel (Chair), Eastern Department of the Foreign Office; Mr K R Johnston, Foreign Office; Sir Andrew Ryan, His Majesty's Minister at Jeddah; Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle, 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. ; and Mr John Gilbert Laithwaite, 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. .
The memorandum also includes two appendices: 'Appendix A. Note by Sir Andrew Ryan. Ibn Saud's attitude towards Kowait', dated 16 August 1933 (folios 14-17); and 'Appendix B. Provisional Note. Obligations of His Majesty's Government towards the Sheikh of Koweit', 11 October 1933, by Sir John Gilbert Laithwaite (folios 18-25), which includes sections entitled 'A. Nature of the undertakings given', 'B. Constitution of the undertakings given to the Sheikh', and 'Conclusion', with references to various correspondence in the right hand margin.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio, and terminates at the last folio; 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.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 1r:25v
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