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‘1/1 Volume II Koweit Saudi relations’ [19r] (46/534)
The record is made up of 1 volume (261 folios). It was created in 5 Jul 1933-13 Mar 1935. 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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prepared to al>a«dMi then only in return for further epee ^ie
guarantee froei Hie Hn^^ety’o Coremnert of eettleeient of
himeelf an reaponeible for difficulty aliidt hae arlaen over
elaina and nhieli haa mterially retarded die email Ion of
blockade, and if matter i« not to be pursued with Xbn -aud
only alternative la their complete abandonment (save poaoibly
personal claims ). -hile ve have been, and are. as you
(? can) emphasise, most anxious to give Hhalldi all possible
assistance to secure equitable settlement of blockade, it is
impossible for us to give any such undertaking as he asks,
particularly in order to induce him to adopt what in all
the circumstances appears to be the best course in his own
interests, and you should make ibis clear tactfully.
that obstacle to progress over blockade hitherto presented
by claims dispute ha© been removed by Ibn aud’s spontan
eous advance, he will be ill-advised to lei the opportunity
slip, and that his best tactics will be, as migracted
above, to make some count er-su greet ion which should, if
4i
possible, be made to appear a medication of Xbn Hsaud s
proposal and not merely a rejection of that proposal
accompanied by a re-statement of Shaikh’s earlier sugges
tions which Xbn ??aud could take as rebuff and mirht welcome
as evidence, to which he would point, of f^haildi’a
in transigear ce.
X’leaae inform Jed da by telegram of result
of v©ur forthcoming discussion with Hhaikh.
blockade on his own te^s. you know, we regard 'Shaikh
Tou should also impress on ?*haikh that now
Boeretary of fltate for the ColoniPs
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- Content
Correspondence and other papers concerning relations between Britain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The volume is a direct chronological continuation of ‘1/1 Volume I Koweit Saudi relations’ (IOR/R/15/5/109), and covers the following subjects:
- The movements of Khalid bin Hithlain of the Al-’Ajman tribe.
- The trading blockade, imposed on Kuwait by the King of Saudi Arabia, ‘Abdul ‘Aziz bin ‘Abdur Rahman al-Faisal [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd)].
- The views of British Government officials on Britain’s obligations to Kuwait, in light of the blockade.
- Negotiations between British and Saudi officials (including the Saudi Arabian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Faud Hamza [Fu’ād Ḥamzah]) concerning Saudi Arabia’s borders with its neighbours, the Kuwait blockade, and Yemen.
The volume’s principal correspondents include: 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. at Kuwait (Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson); 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 The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard William Craven Fowle); the British Minister at Jedda [Jeddah] (Andew Ryan); the British Chargé d’Affaires at Jedda (Albert Spencer Calvert).
The volume contains several papers in Arabic, which are usually accompanied by English translations.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (261 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 261; 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.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers; nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves.
Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 4-261; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/110
- Title
- ‘1/1 Volume II Koweit Saudi relations’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:34v, 36r:38v, 40r:44v, 46r:47v, 49r:76v, 79r:89v, 91r:94v, 98r:115v, 118r:145v, 147r:153v, 155r:155v, 160r:182v, 184r:189v, 192r:261v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence