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'File 61/18 I (D 74) Bin Saud: discussion of Persian Gulf questions with' [‎126r] (259/522)

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The record is made up of 1 Volume (262 folios). It was created in 16 May 1929-4 May 1931. 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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My dear Ryan,
We ere expecting to hold an interdepartmental
conference in the near future to consider the whole question
P of the policy to "be followed as regards the proposed negotia
tions with Ihn Saud about Foweit-Nejd relations and Persian
Gulf questions, and we will see that the various points
> % /! ' • you raised in your telegram ITo. 87 of June 2lst on this
subject are then fully considered# Meanwhile it may be useful
to you, for your personal and confidential information, to
have the following indications of our attitude and general
policy.
In the first place I should perhaps explain that we
should like to reach an early decision in the Koweit-Nejd
customs question quite apart from the other questions
involved. As you may have seen from the old correspondence,
ve promised the Sheikh of Koweit, at the end of last year,
to help him to reach a satisfactory agreement with Ibn Saud
on this matter if he(the Sheikh of Koweit) played up
properly as regards the ITejd rebellion. We are inclined
to take the view that, largely on the strength of that
promise, the Sheikh did, on the whole, play up pretty well;
and it is therefore difficult for us to defer indefinitely
intervening with Ibn Saud on his behalf in a matter which
is of considerable importance to the economic life of Koweit.
On the other hand, the position as regards Persian
Gulf questions is quite different. It was Ibn Saud himself
who
Sir Andrew Ryan, K.B.E.,
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The volume contains correspondence pertaining to attempts to address issues between Ibn Sa'ud and Britain's Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. interests and responsibilities. The main correspondents are James More (later Harold Dickson), 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, Cyril Barrett (acting, then later Hugh Biscoe), 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 Bushire, the Government of India, William Bond (later Andrew Ryan), Agent and Consul (later Chargé d'Affaires) in Jeddah, Charles Prior, 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, the Colonial, Foreign, and India Offices, all in London, Ibn Sa'ud, ruler of Najd and the Hejaz, and Fuad Bey [Fu’ād Bey Hamza], Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Hejaz.

The main issues at hand are between Najd and Bahrain, and Najd and Kuwait. They include customs duties, trade relations, nationality and passports for Najd subjects, compensation for raids, official diplomatic representation for Najd in Bahrain and Kuwait, the conduct of Najd agents on the Kuwaiti frontier, and the ongoing blockade on Kuwaiti trade imposed by Ibn Sa'ud on his subjects. Much of the volume deals with attempts to heal a rift between Ibn Sa'ud and Hugh Biscoe so that a meeting can be arranged to discuss the issues above.

At the back of the volume (folios 245-54) are internal office notes.

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1 Volume (262 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically. There is an alphabetical subject index to the contents, at the front of the volume (folios 2, 3). The index entries include the folio numbers of relevant documents, to help identify and locate them within the volume.

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Foliation: the sequence starts on the front cover and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbering is written in pencil, circled and 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. There are the following irregularities: 1, 1A, and 1B; 3 and 3A; 104 and 104A; 126 and 126A; 214 and 214A. There is a second, inconsistent sequence between folios 5-251. The numbering is also in pencil in the same place, but are not circled.

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