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'File 53/54 II (D 91) Kuwait Blockade' [12r] (30/480)
The record is made up of 1 volume (238 folios). It was created in 5 Mar 1932-30 Jun 1933. 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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through Ojair and Hassa, Seoondly he wanted the Port of
Kuwait to round of his Hncdom, and Uie throttlinc process
would not only assist him in getting liie money he wanted,
but would help him realize his second and life ambition by,
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as he hoped, slowly forcing Kuwait to agree to become a
Vassal State from motives of self ~ ,
4 # The Shaikh remarked that he for one would die
rather than become a vassal of Bin baud's, and as regards
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Bin Saudis efforts to bring pressure by ruining Kuwait s
trade, he thou^fcit that was a matter for His Majesty's Govern-
meat who ought to come to his assistance a friend and ally
by compelling Bin Saud to raise the blockade under threat of
breaking off relations
5 # I found it somewhat difficult not to agree with
everything the Shaikh said, but grimly stuck to the main
issue, and I am glad to say was at length able to persuade
the Shaikh to agree to the ^three Comniissioners 1 w idea.
Please therefore tell Colonel Biscoe that the Shaikh will
agree to the proposal, though he does not believe anything
will come of it, and possibly he will be made a laughing
stock^ ^
6. The Shaikh however insisted on my making it
quite clear to Colonel Biscoe that he would on no account
agree to the following being even discussed:-
(a). The placing in Kuwait a Nejd official
to collect Nejd customs on goods
leaving the main City Gate.
(b). The foroin^ of individuals or caravans
to proceed by a sort of w tunnel" route
from Kuwait to a post of Bin Saud's
located on the frontier.
(c). The payment of an annual sum of maney
in lieu of customs tax to Bin Baud.
The first because it would affect his honour
as an independent Ruler. The second because it was impossible
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This file contains correspondence related to a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the King of Hejaz and Nejd (King of Saudi Arabia after September 1932).
The correspondence is primarily between British officials attempting to mediate between the two parties but the file also contains several copies of correspondence directly between Ibn Saud and Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait. The majority of the correspondence between the two rulers in the file is translated into English and does not include the original Arabic.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (238 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
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Condition: Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have now been unbound and are now loose.
Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found 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. Circled index numbers in red crayon can also be found throughout the folio.
The file contains the following foliation errors: 9 and 9A; 64 and 64A; 83 and 83A; 111, 111A, 111B, 111C, 111D, 111E, 111F, 111G and 111H; 121 and 121A.
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- Title
- 'File 53/54 II (D 91) Kuwait Blockade'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:9v, 9ar:9av, 10r:28v, 29v:64v, 64ar:64av, 65r:83v, 83ar:83av, 84r:110v, 111v, 111ar:111hv, 112r:121v, 121ar:121av, 122r:130v, 133v:225v, back-i
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