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Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud' [‎310r] (630/1010)

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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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4 .
to punish him* That they (the tribal leaders) are one and
all to look upon Kuwait as an enemy country# and must
entirely understand that Kuwait is absolutely forbidden to
them, and that the King means business this time. In this
connection see note on the Kuwait Blockade situation as
existing at the end of July, in para.140(a)# (b), (a), (d)
of uwait Intelligence Summary No.12.
(d) It nor# appears certain that the large petrol ^dump^
which was recently located at Jerriya Ilya# aid which it was
thought was for the use of American geologists# is a Blockade
measure pure and simple# and i* intended for the use of the
extra Blockade cars that have been brought up to the Kuwait
frontier (Bee para. 141(e) of Kuwait Intelligence Summary Ho. 13?)
COMMENT.
(i) In the above connection it will be found
interesting to peruse para.135(d) of Kuwait Intelligence
Summary No.11# for the first half of July# also para.140 of
Kuwait Summary Ho.12 for the second half of July.
In the former it was pointed out that Bin Baud's
"third blte H at Kuwait waul t ake the form of his informing
His Majesty's Government that he proposed enforcing a
complete ban on all forms of inter-communication between Nejd
ana Kuwait.
In the second of these references it was clearly shown
that by the end of July Bin Baud had in actual fact enforced
this proposed Ban on people or trade coming from Kuwait
without informing His Majesty's Government.
(ii) The above facts are worth mentioning as from
telegram 144, dated 37th August, and again from telegram 153,
dated 2nd September from H.M's. Charge &*Affaires# Jeada to
His Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (received
as this goes to press), the Saudi Government would appear to
be taking the line that# as a result of a so called Increase
of/

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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:

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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Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud' [‎310r] (630/1010), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3733, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100044851363.0x00001f> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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