Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud' [235r] (480/1010)
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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and we left the subject.
7. ’4 hen Fuad Bey called again on Hovember 86th, I
had re-read ®y p^era and was better prepared for him* I
attacked him all along the line, pointing out that tae Sxxxt'
Ku7n.ilt •delegatee had in fact offered an alfce .native
guarantee to that demanded by the Saudi delegates. They
had offered a pledge by the -heykh to use all his endeav
ours to prevent smuggling. Hi© Majesty 1 © Govermaent had
since offered to back those endeavours by t eir own,
Fuad Bey asked ..hat form the action of Hi© Majesty* s
Government would take* -ould the political .-gent be
responaiblev 1 said that, if His Majesty’s Government
gave a pledge it woul- "b. Cor them to • || B -.r ■ ieans of
^ C d^vv
z that &&1!
they took would be taken through 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.
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8 . Fuad Bey drew me out as to what I considered
would meet the case* X said that in my view all tuat was
necesaary was an exchange of notes incorporating heads
(1 ) and (21 in the Kuwait delegates* letter of dune 17th
plus the heykh’s pledge and the assurance that His
Majesty*s Govexnment would do all they could to ensure its
fulfilment, 1 ad.cd that, while . I had no instructions
about a time-lirit and did not know how my G : vernaent would
view tue eu;;. cation, 1 s ould be prepared to recoi- end a
provision in the exchange of notes, similar to that in the
eacea Bahralii transitenabling sit er party to
terminate the ar angement by an agreed short notice*
would g ve the Sami Government a remedy, if snuggling xmxm
became in fact serious.
9. During this first part of the conversation, 1
told Fuad Bey that he had shocked me by two of his
statements the day before, then he had said tnat he had no
/interest
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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)
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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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