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'File 61/22 I (D 116) Bahra Agreement: meeting of tribunal under the ---, 1930. Also bound with this file is 61/23:- treaty between Nejd & Kuwait' [‎96r] (201/422)

The record is made up of 1 volume (209 folios). It was created in 6 Feb 1920-12 Aug 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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4331
Translation of a letter
jrom - H.oil.Shaikh Aliniad al-Jabir as-Subah, C.S«I.,C.I
iiuler of Kuwait.
To
- H.E.Lieutenant-Colonel H.R.P.Diokson. C.I.E.
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. , Kuwait.
Dated 18th Dhil Qa^da 1348 (17th April 1930).
After compliments Sec.
<Yith reference to the various conversations
which have taken place between Your Excellency and
ourselves regarding the question of an agreement bet
ween Kuwait and Nejd after the manner of the "Bahra"
agreement between 'Iraq and Nejd, we have taken note
that the -on'ble the 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 considers that it v/ould be to the interest of
ourselves as Ruler of Kuwait to conclude such an agree-
nent wi oh i.ejd, as in the first place it would emphasize i 1
the independence of Kuwait,and secondly it would provide
a definite machinery for the settlement of claims in
the place of the present procedure, in accordance with
v/hich such claims are to be settled by direct corres
pondence between 11.i^.King Bin Saud and ourselves, and
which method has proved quite ineffective in the past.
V/e have the honour now to inform Your Excellency
that we agree that H.M.Government should conclude a
treaty on the lines of the aforesaid "Bahra" Agreement
between ourselves and the Government of Nejd, and we
consider the treaty for the most part might suitably
follow the wording of the aforesaid Bahra agreement.
We consider it necessary however to say that as we do
not possess any tribes now-and as the advantage would
appear to lie with H.M.Bin Saud, in that he will suc
cessfully be able to prevent under the terms of the
agreemeno as taey stands any of his tribesmen who live
near our border from entering Kuwait whether for obtain- |
i-E-S grazing or food, certain alterations and addit
as given in the attached statement should '
added to

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The volume contains two separate but related subject files: on the Bahra Tribunal (folios 1-80) and on a proposed treaty between Kuwait and the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz (folios 81-198). Both parts consist of correspondence relating to their subjects.

The correspondents in both parts include Francis Humphrys, High Commissioner for Iraq, 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. at Kuwait, the British Charge d'Affaires at Jeddah, 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. at Bushire, the Government of India, the Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and 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. in London, Sheikh Aḥmad, Ruler of Kuwait, Ibn Sa‘ud, King of Najd and Hejaz, and the Government of Iraq.

The first part deals with the following matters:

  • organisation of the tribunal, including suggestions for time, location and who (of the British officers) will preside over proceedings;
  • what claims for compensation will be considered, specifically whether to permit submission for claims from raids prior to November 1927 (date of the Busaiya Raid);
  • the payment of a lump sum of £10,000 to be made by Ibn Sa‘ud to Kuwait and Iraq.
  • the applications to migrate to Syria of rebel Najd subject, Ibn Mashhur.

Folios 77-80 are internal office notes.

The second part deals with the proposals and preparations for a treaty between Kuwait and Najd. It includes suggestions of a meeting between the rulers of the two countries and a discussion about the future of Kuwait as an independent nation. Folios 122-124 contain a copy of the draft agreement.

Folios 195-198 are internal office notes.

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1 volume (209 folios)
Arrangement

The volume is split into two parts, each a subject file itself, and each part is arranged chronologically.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the sequence starts on the first folio and continues through to the last. It 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'. side of each folio. Foliation anomalies: 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d; 12, 12a; 132, 132a; 150, 150a; 188, 188a; 193, 193a. There is no folio number ‘1’. There are other intermittent and inconsistent numbering systems which are often crossed out.

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