Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud' [50v] (111/1010)
The record is made up of 1 volume (501 folios). It was created in 14 May 1935-27 Sep 1937. It was written in English. 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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Article 15.
Any difference that may arise between the two high contracting parties in
connexion with the provisions of the present treaty or of the treaties or agree
ments concluded between the two kingdoms before the date of the present treaty,
and any difference that may arise after the date thereof as a result of the
provisions of the new treaties and agreements concluded between them, shall L ^
referred to arbitration, which shall be conducted in accordance with the protocol
accompanying the present treaty.
Article 16.
The present treaty has been drawn up in Arabic in duplicate. It shall come
into force with effect from the date of exchange of copies thereof ratified by both
parties, exchange to be effected in a place to be agreed upon between them/
Done at Mecca on the 20th Dhul Qi’dah, 1349, of the Hijrah, corresponding
with the 7th April, 1931, a.d.
NURI-AL-SAID.
FEISAL ABDUL AZIZ.
Enclosure 2 in No. 112.
(Translation.)
Protocol on A rbitration.
la the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate!
IN pursuance of the desire expressed by the two high contracting parties in
article 15 of the Treaty of Friendship and “ Bon-Voismage ” concluded on the
2Qth Dhul Qi’dat, 1349 (corresponding with the 7th April, 1931), between the
Kingdom of Iraq and the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies
concerning the settlement of such disputes arising from the provisions of the
treaties and agreements “ ratified ” between them as may prove impossible of
settlement by diplomatic means :— r
W e ; the undersigned plenipotentiaries of His Majesty the King of Iraq and
is ajes y e King of Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies, respectively, having
been duly authorised, met together this 20th day of Dhul Qi’dat of the year 1349
PrnfnnST U ^ lth A A P r T 193 1)’ ^ order to sign the Arbitration
s^gtdf/fonow^g:- 7 ° f Fnendshl P aild “ Bon-Voisinage,” and have
Article 1.
Arbitration shall be conducted by arbitrators not to exceed six in nnmhpr
to be nominated equally by the two high contracting parties under the president
twtTparties' 6 110mmated ^ t0 t,me ^ foment between the S
Article 2.
any if d/cL^ whic/should be/Ured SA/tro/S H arbitr t atio f
he shall thereupon notify his desire in tl Ati th ® P rovlslons of th is protocol,
arbitrators, and the other party shall ■,k, l " r J! i,r!v ’ "S the names of his
the first party. The mietinb /f fr/tratorsT^ w r™? ° f his arbitrators to
from the date 7 of noti“G7tL fi sfZrl of bp/ 0"“ Wlthm ™nths
uy me nrst party of his desire to go to arbitration.
Article 3.
betwJe^thrtwo^blLfwitwik 0 / arbit . ration . sha11 be nominated in agreement
two parties within the period mentioned in article 2 of this protocol.
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This volume contains correspondence related to a trade blockade that was imposed on Kuwait by the Ruler of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and more generally concerning relations between Britain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
The correspondence in the volume consists of internal correspondence between British officials (including at the Foreign Office, 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. , the British Legation in Jeddah and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait) as well as correspondence between British officials and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and officials from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The file also contains English language translations of letters that were passed between the Kuwaiti and Saudi Arabian delegations at negotiations mediated by Britain in June 1935.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:
- Treaty of Friendship and " Bon Voisinage An agreement or treaty based on principles of 'good neighbourliness', often signed between countries which share borders. ", Protocol of Arbitration and Extradition Treaty between Iraq & Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies (folios 49-52)
- 'Draft Regulations For Trading Between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia' (folios 161-165)
- Account of Discussions at Riyadh by Andrew Ryan, 1935 (folios 232-237)
- Political Department Secret Memorandum entitled 'The Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (folios 292-293)
- 'Notes on Kuwait-Saudi Blockade Discussions' (folios 358-363)
- 'Note on the discussions between the Saudi delegates and the Kuwait Representatives, as They Took Place Each Day', June 1935 (folios 371-377)
- 'Note on the Discussions between Saudi Delegates and Kuwait Representatives' (folios 380-390)
- 'Record of Fourth Meeting with Fuad Bey Hamza at the Foreign Office on July 5, 1935' (folios 399-401)
The volume includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (501 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 497; 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 leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:11v, 13r:95v, 97r:102v, 106r:112v, 116r:153v, 155r:181v, 183r:183v, 186r:267r, 270r:271v, 274r:302v, 306r:314v, 316r:363v, 367r:390v, 397r:431v, 435r:497v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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