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‘1/1 Volume II Koweit Saudi relations’ [88r] (184/534)
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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The occurrence took place during a truce when full
peace negotiations were proceeding and after Bin Baud
had issued most stringent orders to all his generals
that no aggressive move whatever was to be undertaken*
As a result of the incident the Imam Yahya at once
broke off all peace conversations, and ordered his
armies to hold themselves in readiness for an immediate
offensive.
Bin Sand had at once dismissed Saayid bin Faisal
And had telegraphically disowned the attack and expressed
regrets, but the Imam Yahya had refused to accept his
explanation s*
A couple of days before the messenger left Riath,
Bin Baud believing war to be eminent, had sent his son
the Smir Baud post haste to Ebha to take supreme com
mand of the Sa 1 udi armies in Asir. With him had gone
all available troops in Riath (800 men) in 80 li^it
lorries under the following members of the Royal Family:
Khalid bin Mohamed as Baud
Fahad bin Sa^d al Baud.
6* His Excellency the Shaikh when telling me the above
story stated that hitherto he bad not believed there vould
be any war, but in view of his man’s story he feared only a
miracle could avert hostilities now.
What made him more pessimistic was the fact that
he had received by the Air Mail of 19th January, a letter
dated the 10th fran a Kuwait subject in Aden to the effect
that Yahya appeared entirely bent on war and had concentrated
all available troops on the Asir front and was sending large
quantities of arms and ammunition to the tribes of Asir.
7. While I think it somewhat early to accept the
story of the Shaikh’s messenger, I nevertheless fear there
may be considerable truth in his report. The change in the
attitude of the Shaikh is in itself disturbing. In the past
he/
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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