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‘1/1 Volume II Koweit Saudi relations’ [‎53r] (114/534)

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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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COLONEL POV/LE concurred generally in Mr* Rendel's
description of the economic position of the Sheikhdom=
He pointed cut 5 however, that Koweit had always been
the port of the deserts os. northern Arabia^ a.s Bahrain
was the port of Central Arabiao In regard to the position
of Koweit \ris-a-vis of Iraq, he added that beside the
influence winch Iraq could exert by controlling Koweit's
fiesh—water supp.ty<, it w/as also powerful enough to
brj.ng pressure to hear upon Koweit ewer, for instance,
the question of smuggling. .
MR, RENDER agreed that both Iraq and Saudi Arabia
were in a position to exert strong pressure on Koweit, This
being so ? the rivalry between them over Koweit was likely to
increase, uniess of course Saudi Arabia disintegrated. The
present position of Koweit between these two States was weak
cUid Sir Andrew Ryan's note showed how powerful an attraction
Inn Saud could exert 0 Tne question therefore was whether His
Majesty's Government would not he Y/ell advised to develon and
tighten up their own relations with Koweit in order to
strengthen its position,, It had in fact been suggested that
it might he more advantageous to convert our present treaty
relationship into a definite protectorate, on, for instance,
me uiumogy of the Hadramaut, which was now regarded as part of
tne Aden Protectorate but w r here our treaty relationship with
tne local rulers and obligations to afford them protection had
^ uuyahing looser than those we had towards Koweit,
would not a Protectorate ensure Koweit more effectively
against absorption than the present attempt to maintain the
oheikhdon as a kind of political vacuum in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
NAITHWAITE drew attention to three points:-
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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.

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1 volume (261 folios)
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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
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