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‘1/1 Volume II Koweit Saudi relations’ [‎93r] (194/534)

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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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CONfflDaNTlAL
POLITICAL AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
KUWAIT.
Dated the 1st March 1924
No. C-'BS*
From
To
Lt.-Colonel H.R.P.Dickson, C.I.E., I.A.,
Polit ical Agent, Kuwait;
Sir,
The Hon’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 The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire.
Letters from H.MIKing Bin Saud.
With reference to my telegram No.Q2, dated the 1st
March 1954, I have the honour to enclose translations of the
following letters which were brought by K.B.Abdul Latif bin
Abdul Jalil by car from Riath on Tuesday evening. (27.2.54):
i
Personal Letter No.50/l/9, dated the 6th
Dhil Q,a T dah (22.2.54) from H.M.King Abdul Aziz
to myself;
Letter No.744, dated 9th Dhil qa»dah 1552
(24*2*54) from H.M. King Abdul Aziz to H.E.
the Shaikh, together with a very confidential
"Mulhaq" or enclosure.
2. As regards the King’s letter to me, I propose
replying as I do on such occasions giving news of my health
etc. and local matters of interest etc.
5* As regards the King’s "Mulhaq” to the Shaikh giving
latest Yemen news: This was of sufficient interest to cause
His Excellency the Shaikh to pay me a special visit.
4. The latter said that, reading between the lines,
as he could do being an Arab, better than I could, he saw
that matters in Asir were clearly fast approaching a crisis
for the following reasons:
(a) The Imam Yahya was clearly out to waste time
and give Bin Saud "snooth" words outwardly,
but all the time he was continuing his under
ground hostile activities (such as encouraging
the Asir tribes to rise and cut communications
etc.etc.)
(b) Yahyas obvious intention was to pin the Saudi
forces to the Asir country until the hot weathei
came on, when the King would be forced to give
way to all his demands or fight at a serious

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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
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