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Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud' [‎359r] (728/1010)

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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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that both aldoo could rono* or cancel as they like4.
(4) X replied that X mu Tory Utile hope of the Kueelt
delegatee agreeing, win ,,that they too had their
atrtet orders froa the shaikh, and to agree to such an
impossible thing as the "guar’ ntee“ required of then,
vae tantamount to putting thetaselTee into the hands of
the first three rogues tpdt felt they had a grievance
against the shaikh:
I however agreed to deliver their message to toe Kuwait
delegates (now smiting in an adjoining room).
(8) as I expected, the latter rejected the proposition
quietly and flnaly and obviously with great feeling and
regret, of ter which they joined the Saudi Dvle^tes
with me*
(ft) Here the senior Saudi Delegate explained whet had
happened, and could only tell them of the in.r’e tele
gram. It was a oas«» of could they agree to the
"guar ntee" now and at the elerventh hour or not. If
not they, the Saudi Delegates, had their orders to
end the dlwusslona and go hone.
(7) The Ausalt delegatee expressed their very greet
disappointment at tho ling's ultimo turn, and said they
could definitely not go further than they had gone
already. If the Saudi Delegates bad no froah
euggeatiooe to make, then they supposed tho eonveroa-
tioas wufit tfido
i
(3) Tbs Senior Saudi U legate teen asked leave to
olose the proceedings, and I ns H*U. Government's
represents tlvegf could do nothing else but agree.
(«) Then followed much polite s peochlfying, cm the
part of the ccndl Delegstes, who appeared to bo
genuinely surprised and gratified at the wonderful
reoeptioB

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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' [‎359r] (728/1010), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3733, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100044851363.0x000081> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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