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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' [‎19r] (37/50)

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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5. The undertakings given in writing to the sheikh on
org :.cveiucer 1914 in return lor his cooperation against the
Turks contained an assurance that "Kovveit shall he recognised
as an independent principality under British protection."
3. Construction of the undertakings ^iven
to the Sheikh .
4. As will he seen, the engagements entered into by
His ivajesty's Government with the Sheikh are in rather
general terms and it is perhaps aesirahle briefly to record
the construction placed upon them at various times by His
1-aj e sty' s Go v e rnment.
In 1901, when there was a Turkish threat to Koweit
the Viceroy was informed (secretary of State's telegram No.45
of 4th December 1901, P,1417/01) that this "appears to
constitute a distinct violation of the Sultan's promise" (to
respect the status quo ) "ana in these circumstances His
Majesty's Government are prepared to support the Sheikh and
will not tolerate an attack by Turkish troops or ships upon
Koweit. The Sheikh should not leave Koweit and should
continue to observe his engagement with us". The assurance
given is clearly limited by the words "in these circumstances"
to this particular case. Moreover, it is not conditional on
and is independent of the sheikh's observance of his
Agreement of 1899.
* ^ ^* On 21st i.arch 1903 Lord Lansdowne, then Secretary
of State 10r Foreign Affairs, in a Memorandum on the situation
in Koweit remarked that our obligations towards the Sheikh
were "as ill-defined as the boundaries of his Principality.
*Ye have distinctly announced that he does not enjoy British
"protection"; on the other hand we once made him a present of
£1,000, and promised him our "good offices" whatever that may
mean. When we made this promise we were, I feel no doubt,
thinking/

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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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'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' [‎19r] (37/50), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/18/B427, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023463709.0x000026> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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