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Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud' [‎369r] (748/1010)

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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 # The losing of their way the ridiculous decision to
send lorries with the party, reflect© very badly on the Saudi
Oovernraent 1 s "bundobast* 1 , for lorries are the worst possible
means of motor conveyance, once sunnier 3ms set in and drift
sand has to be negotiated in the desert. One can only say that
we in Kuwait would have put up a much better show, find the
positions been reversed*
5* On arrival in Kuwait the delegates were given refreshment a
and made comfortable, after which they called cm His Excellency
the Shai&h, and Khalid ibn al Walid presented a personal letter
from H.M. King Abdul Aziz.
6, After leaving the Shaikh’s presence they called on me,
and similarly handed to me a short personal letter from the
King, which expressed the hope that the efforts of the delegates
would be crowned with success and trusting that I would give
them my full support.
7. Khalid Ibn al Walid appeared to be the leader of the
party, and directed the conversations, as if he had been
instructed beforehand to adopt that role. In appearance be
resembled a thick set German, being very fair with a small
blond beard. He described himself to me as a Tripoli tan, and
said that he had served a period of five years detention in
Home for his desert activities against Italy, and that for
His going to the He jaz end subeequently to Bin Sand’ a Court
later rebellion in the hinterland of Tripoli, had narrowly
escaped being sent to Italy once again when he finally had to
take refuge in Hgypt. It was iiaghlul Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. who had sawed him

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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' [‎369r] (748/1010), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3733, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100044851363.0x000095> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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