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Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud' [372r] (754/1010)
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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That the Saudi Government did not. In any way, want
to raise the blockade and give anything back to Kuwait,
but out of friendship for the British Government, the
King was willing to discuss matters always provided
that Kuwait would make a rt worth while” offer.
That first and foremost therefore and before an£
discussions or brguiaents could be listened to, the
Kuwait delegates must state In the form of a letter
to him, exactly what they were prepared tc concede
by Wfy of advantage to Bin Baud, and exactly what
their proposals were; This would be telegraphed to
the King,and his orders taken. But the terns must
be w ccneret 0 % and of an entirely positive” nature.
*He had used
the French
equivalents
for concrete
and positive.
(o) bin Sulaiiaan followed by half a dozen words in
which he rudely reminded the Kuwait delegates that
Kuwait was in the position of a person in prison,
who was anxious to get out: They jailor was a man
open to reason, and awaited an offer from the
prisoner - If this was good he would open the prison
gates.
Mote b y the
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
. To my mind speeches (b) and (e) shove
were gratuitously insulting, and the Kuwait delegates, I
could see, were deeply hurt. I had to intervene tactfully
to prevent hot replies.
(d) Abdulla al Ousaibl passed no remarks.
(e) Khalid al Zaid al KhalM on behalf of the Kuwait
delegates then replied briefly, to the effect that
he was sorry that the Saudi delegates had chosen to
adopt the role of n parliaentaires” so to speak from
a victorious besieging force to a beleaguered city.
That at one moment they had said that their King was
out to heal the wounds of the past, and bore no ill
mk
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (501 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud'
- Pages
- 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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