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‘1/1 Volume II Koweit Saudi relations’ [50r] (108/534)
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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2a
MRo LAITOTAITE suggested that Koweit was at the present
moment of more vital importance to His Majesty's Government
than it had "been at any time since it had hulked so promin
ently as the terminus of the Baghdad railway before the war*
This was the result first of the development of the air
route to India and Australia 5 v/hich had made the Gulf as
important imperially from the air standpoint as was the Suez
Canal for naval reasons, and secondly owing to the expira
tion of the mandatory regime in Iraq and the uncertainty of
the future relations of His Majesty’s Government with that
countryo So long as Iraq had been under British control,
there had been a natural tendency to give it prior con
sideration and the less important question of Koweit had
been kept comparatively in the background* But now that
Iraq had attained full independence, the position was
changed and Koweit had once again assumed major importance.
Geographically, Koweit occupied a key position at the head
of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and one from which the Gulf could be
controlled* In the event of war we could probably safely
assume that Koweit would bo on our side and her territory
would afford us a base of operations of definite value
to the use of which, on the assumption in question, no
objection could be raised on the ground that we were
violating her neutrality* Further, with the development
of the Arabian coast air route to the East, Koweit was
likely to prove more and more vital as a station on that
route, especially if our relations with Iraq should at any
time become so strained that we were unable to rely on the
use of the Iraqi aerodromes for the purposes Qf that route.
COLONEL FOWLE/
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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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- 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