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‘1/1 Volume IV Koweit Saudi Relations’ [‎115r] (238/510)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (247 folios). It was created in 29 May 1935-21 Apr 1936. 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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Translation of a Mulhaq to letter No.99/2/35,
dated the 6 th November 1935 frcm King Ibn iiaud to the Ruler
of Kuwait.
It is well known to you, my Brother, that the
two countries are one and the same, and that there always
happen to be claims for camels lost both by your tribesmen
against ours, and by our t ibesmen against yours. The owner
of the camel lost usually comes from your side and says:
"This is my camel which I know very well". ^hen we make
enquiry from the person in whose custody the camel is found,
the latter says that he has bought it from the Bhamriar,
Dhafir etc. Likewise some of thera say they have bought the
camel in Kuwait; others in lassa and so on. This makes
matters very difficult indeed. If you approve of it, the
best thing for us and our subjects will be to act as follows:
^uay camel that is taken from tribesmen of Kuwait an<
is sold to our tribesmen or in our territory, (which in real
ity belongs to Kuwait persons) and when the purchaser of
such camel cannot say or gi /e the name of the man from whom
he bought the animal, then such camel shall be restored to
its owner. further the man with whom i t is recognized shall
be bound to search for the seller himself. Similarly, should
a Nejd subject recognize his camel wi th a Kuwait subject,
and the latter soy he does not know the seller, the camel
shall be restored to the owner, and it shall belen be up
to the Kuwaiti to find out who the seller was. For, now,
thanks to God, there are no hostilities: there is an
understanding between us and the people of Iraq, ^yria,
Palestine and Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan , that all looted properties
should be restored, should you consider this suitable, then
all depend on God’s decision and yours. Our intention of the
above is to reform the condition of the subjects of both
sides

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Correspondence and papers concerning relations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and British officials’ efforts to negotiate the lifting of a trade blockade, imposed upon Kuwait at the orders of the of King of Saudi Arabia, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd). The volume is a direct chronological continuation of ‘1/1 Volume III Koweit Saudi Relations’ (IOR/R/15/5/111), and includes:

  • Further diplomatic exchanges amongst British, Saudi and Kuwaiti officials, relating to the incursion into Kuwaiti territory by an armed Saudi party in May 1935.
  • Saudi assertions that smuggling from Kuwait into Saudi Arabia has increased in the wake of the Kuwait-Saudi conference held in July 1935.
  • The death of the Amir of Hasa [al-Aḥsā’] Abdulla al Jiluwi [‘Abdullāh bin Jilūwī Āl Sa‘ūd] in October 1935;
  • Discussions regarding a proposal, put forward by Ibn Saud, for the recognition of Arafa [’arafa] law between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
  • In early 1936, Saudi Government proposals for a lifting of the blockade, and reports of the Ruler of Kuwait’s agreement in principle to the proposals.

The volume’s principal correspondents are: the Kuwait 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. (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 Government’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (Andrew Ryan); the British Chargé d’Affaires at Jedda (Albert Spencer Calvert); representatives of the Government of Saudi Arabia (Fuad Bey Hamza, Yusuf Yasin, Feysal [Fayṣal bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd]); the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ).

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1 volume (247 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 249; 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 4-246; 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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